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English in a Minute: Pie in the Sky

English in a Minute: Pie in the Sky

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Welcome to English in a Minute.

Pie is a delicious dessert and there are so many different flavors like cherry, lemon, banana cream.

But what could the idiom pie in the sky mean?

Pedro is finally moving to Hollywood to follow his acting dream.

He's been talking about that for years.

His plans are just pie in the sky.

His YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers. Four million?

Anything pie in the sky could be great but probably won't happen.

As an adjective pie in the sky describes dreams, plans or goals that are unlikely to become reality.