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pie-in-the-skyLacking reality and serviceability.Rate it:

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pie in the skyIt is an offer to give something good to someone, however there is nothing firm about it or it is unlikely to materialize.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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Pie in the SkyTo expect something impossible, to hope for something unrealisticRate it:

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pie-in-the-skyOf a dream unlikely to ever come true; impractical, unrealizable.Rate it:

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American as apple pieHaving characteristics considered quintessential to American life; very American.Rate it:

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humble pieHumility, being humble.Rate it:

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nice as pieVery nice.Rate it:

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sweet as pieextremely sweet (in the sense of cute, lovely).Rate it:

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wouldn't work in a pie factory tasting piesLazy and will not keep a job anywhereRate it:

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easy as pieVery easy. See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; easy peasy; easy-peasy lemon squeezy; as easy as falling off a logRate it:

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a pieCon los pies.Rate it:

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a pie juntillasCreer en algo sin ninguna objeción.Rate it:

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a pie juntillasCon los pies juntos.Rate it:

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al pie de la letraSiguiendo escrupulosamente las instrucciones.Rate it:

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al pie de la letraEn forma o sentido literal.Rate it:

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as English as apple pieHaving characteristics considered quintessential to English or British life.Rate it:

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cutie pieA small hand-held radiation meter.Rate it:

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cutie pieA cute person.Rate it:

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deos sancte, pie venerarito be an earnest worshipper of the gods.Rate it:

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eat humble pieTo admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.Rate it:

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Eat Humble PieTo act humble or confess fault; to be sorry or bear dishonorRate it:

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elle jase comme une pie borgneShe chatters like a magpie.Rate it:

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estar de pieDicho de una persona: estar en posición erguida, sosteniéndose sobre los pies.Rate it:

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Finger in Every PieTo be involved in different activities and matters, to take interest in everythingRate it:

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humble pieA pie made from the offal of deer or hog.Rate it:

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I like pieYou are stupid; said as if lowering oneself to an equally moronic state of mind.Rate it:

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il a trouvé la pie au nidHe has found a mare’s nest.Rate it:

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memoriam alicuius pie inviolateque servareto show an affectionate regard for a person's memory.Rate it:

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mom and apple pieWholesomeness and traditional values.Rate it:

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mom and apple pieSomething that cannot be questioned because it appeals to universally-held beliefs or values.Rate it:

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no poderse tener en pieEstar mareado y perturbado por efectos del alcohol u otra drogaRate it:

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no poderse tener en pieEstar muy fatigado y con deseos de descansar.Rate it:

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no poderse tener en pieEstar muerto de sueño.Rate it:

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pie chartcircular graphRate it:

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slice of the pieUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see slice,‎ pie.Rate it:

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slice of the pieA portion of some desirable resource or reward.Rate it:

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voy a caballo y vengo a pieI have less than what I started withRate it:

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up in the airLiteral: up in or into the sky or air.Rate it:

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.Rate it:

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rain downto fall from the sky, as rainRate it:

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the sky is the limitNothing is impossible or out of reachRate it:

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blow sky highTo totally destroy and cause to explodeRate it:

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light bucketNickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.Rate it:

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Out of the Clear Blue SkyUnexpectedly, from nowhere, without any warningRate it:

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the sky is the moonA new modern combination of "the sky is the limit" and "shoot for the moon".Rate it:

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blue moonThe moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.Rate it:

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caelum astris distinctum et ornatumthe star-lit sky; the firmament.Rate it:

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hail downto fall from the sky, as hailRate it:

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hang the moonTo place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.Rate it:

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