Expressions with the word DREAM

Are you one of those people who wake up tired after such a long night full of dreams? Dreams are nothing but a sequence of images, thoughts that go through your mind while you're asleep. Dream is actually a very famous word and the description I just gave you might have actually been totally uncalled for. But how many expressions with the word dream do you know? Let's find out!

Much is said about the american dream. I was listening to the song Empire State of Mind, by Jay Z and Alicia Keys, and there's a part of the song that goes like 'New York! Concrete jungles where dreams are made of'. As you can see, the whole american media makes it believe the american dream really exists and it is only waiting for you to pursue them. Most of the times, that idea of the american dream is attached to materialistic goals, like cars, fame, big buildings and so on. I don't wanna go into further details about that, but next time you hear about american dreams, you'll know they're all about an idealist notion some americans have.

What about a pipe dream? What is that? I don't know if you're a very idealistic dreamer, the one who likes to think of ideas that in other people's minds are beyond reality. Some might even tell you to get your head out of the clouds [to stop daydreaming]. They may call those ideas of yours pipe dreams. When you call something a pipe dream, it means it is something that could never happen because it is impossible. Maybe you dream of becoming the richiest man on Earth, or helping every single child starving in Africa, maybe you dream of becoming the president of America, or bringing about world peace. No matter how much sense those ideas sound to you; most people will probably think they're all pipe dreams, they're all ideas that could never happen so easily.

And finally the expression wet dream. Yes, if you know that expression, I can already see a little smile right there hiding in the corner of your mouth. That is because a wet dream means a sexually exciting dream that makes men ejaculate while sleeping. A woman can also have those wet dreams [but won't admit it most the times haha]. Take a look at this example: Most boys start getting wet dreams in their early teens. Something interesting about that term is that it can also refer to things that are not related to sex, but still can be very pleasant for someone. See this example: This new machine is a computer buff's wet dream. I hope this helps. Take care!