“pipe dream”
An unrealistic or fanciful hope or plan that is very unlikely to ever come true. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "pipe dream" in the video clips below.
Hear how "pipe dream" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: The Last Of Us, Lex Fridman, Not Just Bikes, The Infographics Show, Harper's BAZAAR and 3 more.
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YouTubeLex Fridman542K views · 2025-11-17
David Kirtley: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Energy | Lex Fridman Podcast #485
“pipe dream. Like, this is impossible.
Are there days that you and the team”
- I'm sure you've had a bunch of people
probably still tell you that this is a … think that this is indeed impossible?
Then you wake up the next day and
Play at 2:04:58
TV ShowThe Last Of Us
The Last Of Us — S01E04
“Pipe dream. Him,
Fireflies, all of 'em...”
Wants to save the world. … delusional.
Play at 14:22
Can't play this one yet, but your timecode is ready — 14:22
YouTubeNot Just Bikes2.3M views · 2024-11-10
How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it)
“pipe dream and they never reach Mass”
that self-driving cars really are just a … adoption then I guess we'll do all that
Play at 51:39
YouTubeThe Infographics Show1.1M views · 2023-12-24
Weapons So Terrible They Had To Be Banned From War And Other Weapons Stories (Compilation)
“pipe dream for most of the war due to”
artillery. However, this would remain a … the technological limitations of early
Play at 1:09:15
YouTubeHarper's BAZAAR172K views · 2020-07-16
NIKI Talks Opening For Taylor Swift & Growing Up on YouTube | On The Rise | Harper's BAZAAR
“Pipe dream-type, you know,
this type of conversation”
Like that would ever happen, you know? … and then it happened and I
was just kinda like, what?
Play at 3:34
YouTubeThe Pivot Podcast595K views · 2026-03-31
Rich Kleiman from bookie to power player in sports & media partnering with Kevin Durant| The Pivot
“pipe dream, but I I would I would love”
like, you know, maybe this is a bit of a … it if it was seen as like what Forbes is
Play at 50:55
YouTubeThe Infographics Show2.9M views · 2024-02-25
How To Build Muscle Twice as Fast & Other Workout Tips (Compilation)
“pipe dream to see progress you either”
the serious lifters knew this was just a … trained for fat loss or you trained for
Play at 2:12:41
YouTubeWendover Productions3.1M views · 2021-05-05
Supersonic Planes are Coming Back (And This Time, They Might Work)
“pipe dreams operating with a similar”
of selling … business strategy
Play at 7:06
YouTubeTigerBelly303K views · 2024-02-22
Esther Povitsky, Bobby Gets Scammed, and Jaime's Skyrocket | TigerBelly 438
“a pipe dream he's a perfect example of”
is a pipe dream I'm telling you now it's … somebody I I know what you're trying to
Play at 39:11
YouTubeThe Infographics Show1.6M views · 2023-08-18
The SCP Foundation - EXPLAINED And More SCP And Creepypasta (Compilation)
“a pipe dream maybe rather than deal”
to restrain and recapture it seems like … damage to scp-682 a better strategy
Play at 2:22:44