dream away

idiom

: to spend (a period of time) thinking usually pleasant thoughts about one's life or future
I sat on the porch and dreamed away the day.

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Jocelyn freezes as everyone discusses Rob being digitally removed from his movie, and on Tedros’ cue, Xander takes the opportunity to make his big return to singing after Jocelyn’s mother (and potentially Jocelyn herself) took that dream away from him long ago. Selome Hailu, Variety, 2 July 2023 Kennedy learned never to throw a violent dream away, to save everything, to draw primarily from herself. Scott Brown, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022

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“Dream away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20away. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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