air castle
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Was it an "air castle," or was it "a Turkish Babel?" asked the wags.
From Time Magazine Archive
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However, he was very careful not to address Evelyn particularly again, but that one little episode had been sufficient for the girl to build another air castle upon.
From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Brett, Harold M.
And then, some day— There came the air castle again, floating alluringly before his eager imagination, like a mirage lake in the desert.
From Skyrider by Fischer, Anton Otto
It was not easy to take up the old routine and forget the air castle.
From Saxe Holm's Stories by Jackson, Helen Hunt
But a thousand dollars a week sure did sound good, and if the proposition was on the square— He snuggled down and began to build an air castle.
From The Thunder Bird by Bower, B. M.