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  • Pie in the sky — is a phrase that means a fanciful notion or ludicrous concept. It was apparently coined by Joe Hill in his song The Preacher and the Slave in reference to Christian evangelists promise of paradise in Heaven after death. It may also refer to:* Pie …   Wikipedia

  • pie in the sky — ► pie in the sky informal a pleasant prospect that is very unlikely to be realized. Main Entry: ↑pie …   English terms dictionary

  • Pie in the Sky (TV series) — infobox television show name = Pie in the Sky caption = format = Comedy/Drama runtime = 50 Minutes creator = Andrew Payne starring = Richard Griffiths Maggie Steed Malcolm Sinclair Nick Raggett country = United Kingdom network = BBC 1 first aired …   Wikipedia

  • pie in the sky — Meaning A promise of heaven in some vague future while suffering today. Origin From the song The Preacher and the Slave , which complains about the theology/philosophy of the Salvation Army. You will eat, by and by, in the glorious land way up… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • pie in the sky — a plan, hope, idea, or suggestion that will never happen At first his theories were dismissed as pie in the sky …   English dictionary

  • pie in the sky — noun A fanciful notion; ludicrous concept; the illusory promise of a desired outcome that is unlikely to happen …   Wiktionary

  • pie in the sky — empty promise; unrealistic desire that is not realized …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Crack the Sky — For other uses, see Crack the Sky (disambiguation). Crack the Sky Origin Weirton, West Virginia Genres Progressive rock Rock and Roll Funk New Wave Years active 1975–1978 …   Wikipedia

  • pie — [ paı ] noun count or uncount * a food that consists of meat, vegetables, or fruit cooked inside a case of PASTRY or below a layer of it: apple/cherry/pumpkin pie a piece/slice of pie a. a mixture of vegetables, meat, or fish that is cooked with… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sky — W2S2 [skaı] n plural skies [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: cloud ] 1.) [singular, U] the space above the earth where clouds and the sun and stars appear ▪ The sky grew dark, and a cold rain began to fall. ▪ A shooting star sped across the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pie — S2 [paı] n [U and C] ↑filling, ↑pastry [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from pie magpie ( MAGPIE); because the different things in a pie are like the different things a magpie collects] 1.) fruit baked inside a ↑pastry covering slice/piece of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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