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(idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy

异想天开
yì xiǎng tiān kāi
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Tom can't stand me. "Nonsense! You're just imagining things!"
“Tom受不了我了。”“胡说八道！你在异想天开！”
Synonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild胡思乱想hú sī luàn xiǎngto let one's imagination roam浮想联翩fú xiǎng lián piānto indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild想入非非xiǎng rù fēi fēidaydream · fantasy · to fantasize空想kōng xiǎngunimaginable · outrageous · freakish匪夷所思fěi yí suǒ sī
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