rainbow unicorns

Noun

rainbows and unicorns pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A wonderful (but often unrealistic) scenario.
   • In a Results-Only Work Environment, people can do whatever they want, whenever they want, as long as the work gets done. […] You get paid for a chunk of work, not for a chunk of time. We realize that this sounds too good to be true. This kind of freedom and control and trust sounds like the stuff...2008, Cali Ressler, Jody Thompson, “Introduction: We’ve Had Enough … Have You?”, in Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It: No Schedules, No Meetings, No Joke—The Simple Change that can Make Your Job...

   Synonyms:

   sunshine and rainbows, rainbows and butterflies, beatitude, bliss, delectation, delight, ecstasy, euphoria, lust, nirvana

   Antonyms:

   doom and gloom