in the clouds

Idioms and Phrases

see head in the clouds .

Example Sentences

Saturday, 282 lightning strikes were recorded in Highland and Big Bear with 3,337 other lightning flashes that stayed in the clouds, the NWS reported.

From Los Angeles Times

As high as we had our head in the clouds, everything soon came crashing down.

From Los Angeles Times

T Tauri stars tend to be younger than 10 million years old ― in comparison, our Sun is around 4.6 billion years old ― and are often found still swaddled in the clouds of dust and gas from which they formed.

From Science Daily

He imagined her ramming the broom right into the giant, or flying straight up into the sky until she hit a city in the clouds or something.

From Literature

“The giant apparently lived in a castle in the clouds,” Phillip said, “and a thief broke into his home and stole some items of great worth.”

From Literature

Related Words

• ambitious
• grandiose
• idealistic
• introspective
• lofty
• noble
• quixotic
• radical
• starry-eyed