in a dream world—having one’s mind far away from reality; entertaining unrealistic ideas:
- There are people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality.
in one’s dream—
1. said of images passing through the mind during sleep:
- He took a piece of native copal wood and carved the animals that he saw in his dream.
2. = in a dream world:
- At times the person lives in his dream of “things as they might be” rather than realizing things as they are.
3. in one’s imagination:
- Although his new company was only himself and one lawn mower, in his dream he could already see a major land management company.