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have one's head in the clouds

To have fantastic or impractical dreams; to think impractically.
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He has his head in the clouds when it comes to finances, with no idea how much that lifestyle will cost.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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have one's head in the cloudsTo daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.
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