in the clouds

idiom

variants or with one's head in the clouds

: spending too much time thinking about love or about ideas that are not practical

Since he met Sara, he's been walking around (with his head) in the clouds.

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Recent Examples on the Web Additional amenities include a rooftop garden that will give you a new angle on Frank Gehry’s famous golden fish sculpture and a spa on the 43rd floor with open-air terraces for lounging in the clouds. —

Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024 What better way to witness a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse than to be suspended in the clouds? —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024 The sentimental Moon enters brainy Aquarius and trines idealistic Jupiter, keeping our heads in the clouds. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024 Taylor Swift has us up in the clouds with her latest remix in collaboration with DJ BLOND:ISH. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the clouds

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