Daily English Idioms Have ones head in the clouds
have one’s head in the clouds welcome to
day nine of the special edition of speak
English with Tiffany I am teacher
Tiffany and in this episode I will teach
you exactly how to use the English body
idiom have one’s head in the clouds are
you ready
well then let’s jump right in the idiom
have one’s head in the clouds can be
defined in three different ways the
first definition of this idiom is to be
daydreaming and not paying attention to
what is happening the second definition
of this idiom is to be out of touch with
the everyday world and to be unrealistic
and the third definition of this idiom
is to have impractical ideas or dreams
so whenever you think of your head you
can also think of the English idiom have
one’s head in the clouds now let’s see
how you can practically use this idiom
in real life first you can use have
one’s head in the clouds when speaking
about something that is impossible when
people get into difficult situations
sometimes they need help from the
government but the government may not be
able to help them at these times the
idiom can be used like this if you think
the government is going to help you you
have your head in the clouds second you
can use have one’s head in the clouds
when talking about insurance
after a disaster people usually want to
redo their homes but when they contact
their insurance companies their request
for money is sometimes denied at these
times the idiom can be used like this
Jane must have her head in the clouds if
she thinks that her insurance company is
going to pay the full cost of rebuilding
and refurnishing her house third you can
use have ones head in the clouds when
talking about someone who likes to
imagine things or daydream when people
spend time only imagining things they
usually don’t get a lot of work done at
these times the idiom can be used like
this Michael’s head is in the clouds he
needs to be more realistic fourth you
can use have one’s head in the clouds
when talking about travel when an
employee of a company wants to travel
somewhere they are sometimes curious if
their company will pay for their trip at
these times the idiom can be used like
this Sam thinks the company will pay for
all of the expenses of his
round-the-world trip I think he has his
head in the clouds they will not do that
and finally fifth you can use have one’s
head in the clouds when speaking about
cramming when people have a large amount
of work to do or things to study they
sometimes try to rush and complete
everything quickly at these times the
idiom can be used like this you
definitely have your head in the clouds
you are never going to be able to learn
everything in just three months have
one’s head in the clouds use it today
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