dream of doing something

dream of doing something
dream of doing something
Fig. to have a fantasy of doing something. (See also dream about someone or something.) •

I dream of owning a house like that.

Clara dreamed of sailing off into the sunset with Roger.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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