Common Idioms for IELTS Topic Pie In The Sky

Candidates must learn to master idiomatic vocabulary as it will considerably improve your academic written English and hence it will increase your IELTS band score. The IELTS Speaking section can be well prepared with the help of different kinds of idioms. This particular IELTS speaking idiom ‘Pie In The Sky’ consists of exercises that will help the candidates to understand the correct usage of this idiom in a conversation.

Topic: Common Idioms for IELTS Topic - Pie In The Sky

Origin: This idiom has a recorded use by Joe Hill, a Swedish-American activist in 1911. He condemned the Salvation Army's way of thinking, particularly their focus on saving the souls of the hungry rather than taking care of them. He utilized it in one of his melodies while driving radical labor organizations.

Meaning: Something that is pleasant to fantasize about but is very unlikely to be realized. False hope, illusion or delusion, fantasy

Synonyms: daydream, mirage, reverie

Examples:

1. She dreamt of going to New York, leaving her job and everything behind is a pie in the sky according to me.
2. My uncle’s wish to become the Mayor of the town is a pie in the sky.
3. Sam’s ideas are just pie in the sky.
4. Samuel thinks to complete 4 days of tasks in a day is pie in the sky.
5. My father’s plans of converting his house into an antique shop are just pie in the sky.
6. The promises made by the politicians are often pie in the sky.
7. Robert’s dream to become the college president is just a pie in the sky because his attendance is very low and not many people like him.
8. Their plans to set up their own business at the age of 18 without a solid plan are just pie in the sky.

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Exercise:

Go through the examples to understand the usage of the idiom:

1. “Your idea of building the dam without bribing the politician will be a pie in the sky”.

Explanation: The idiom used in the above sentence describes that the idea of building a dam without bribing politicians is just a daydream because to construct such a huge dam without the support of a politician is difficult.

2. “Your political promises are a pie in the sky”.

Explanation: This sentence indicates that the political promises are fake and give false hope to the people. Therefore the idiom used here pie in the sky perfectly describes the situation.

3. The boss’s plan of promoting the project will be a pie in the sky if he does not resolve the team’s internal conflicts.

Explanation: In the above-given sentence the boss’s plan of promoting the project will be a delusion if the internal conflicts between the team members are not resolved. Hence the plan will just be a pie in the sky.