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once in a blue moon

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something that rarely happens

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live on another planet

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when somebody is not realistic

You’re living on another planet if you think that mom is going to give you money to buy a new car.

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under the sun

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everything that exists or is possible

We talked about everything under the sun.

There is nothing under the sun [=nothing at all] that we cannot do.

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over the moon

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when you are very happy about something

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to reach for the stars

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to work toward a goal

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to see stars

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see flashes of light

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to have one’s head in the clouds

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to live in a fantasy world

He is not right for this job; he has his head in the clouds. Source: theidioms.com

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the sky is the limit

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anything is possible, there are no limits

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out of this world

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something that is exceptional

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come back down to Earth

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when somebody has to start doing something boring after doing something fun

After our wedding, it took us a long time to come back down to earth again.

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