Новый большой англо-русский словарь - cloud-cuckoo-land
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cloud-cuckoo-land
1. сказочная страна; мир грез, несбыточные мечтания
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n. a fanciful or ideal place. Etymology: transl. of Gk Nephelokokkugia f. nephele cloud + kokkux cuckoo (in Aristophanes' Birds) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: translation of Greek nephelokokkygia Date: 1899 a realm of fantasy or of whimsical or foolish behavior ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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If you say that someone is living in cloud-cuckoo-land, you are criticizing them because they think there are no problems and that things will happen exactly as they want them to, when this is obviously not the case. (mainly BRIT) I was living in cloud-cuckoo-land about my salary expectations. N-UNCOUNT: also a N c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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