air castle
Example Sentences
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Was it an "air castle," or was it "a Turkish Babel?" asked the wags.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the walls of his air castle began to grow more solid.
From Doubloons—and the Girl by Forbes, John Maxwell
Moreover, to teach school had long been her secret ambition, the solid foundation of many an air castle.
From Rim o' the World by Fischer, Anton Otto
I'm sorry to shatter your air castle," said Tom; "but for the life of me I can't see how it will work.
From Tom Swift and His Air Scout, or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
If his daughter should be like himself if she should ruin his hopes, throw down the air castle he had built—should love unworthily, marry beneath her, deceive and disappoint him!
From Dora Thorne by Brame, Charlotte M.
