like a dream—
1. like smth. imaginary or unreal:
- How could a cat appear in my apartment? I looked up, and for a moment I thought the cat had vanished like a dream.
2. (coll.) said of smth. that functions exceptionally well:
- The car goes like a dream but I should get the belts changed just in case.
like in a dream—(also: as in a dream)
1. perceived like some illusory images seen in a dream:
- My recollection of that event is hazy…. It was so unreal. Like in a dream.
2. said of smb. living out of contact with reality:
- I have been living like in a dream until your tenderness and love warmed me.