Phrase guide

head in the clouds

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to indicate that a person is distracted or disconnected from the present situation or reality in general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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phrase

Meaning 2

Used to indicate that a person has fantastic or impractical dreams.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pää pilvissä — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Galician: cabeza nas nubes — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Galician: estar nas verzas — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Hungarian: fellegekben jár — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Italian: avere la testa tra le nuvole — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Malay: angan-angan Mat Jenin — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Polish: z głową w chmurach — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Portuguese: cabeça nas nuvens — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Portuguese: cabeça na lua — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Romanian: cu capul în nori — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Russian: вита́ть в облака́х (vitátʹ v oblakáx) — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Swedish: huvudet i molnen — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Ukrainian: витати в хмарах, літати в хмарах (vytaty v khmarakh, litaty v khmarakh) — having fantastic or impractical dreams
  • Finnish: pää pilvissä — daydreaming
  • French: être dans la lune — daydreaming
  • French: avoir la tête dans les nuages — daydreaming
  • French: être dans les nuages — daydreaming
  • Russian: вита́ть в облака́х (vitátʹ v oblakáx) — daydreaming
  • Spanish: en Babia — daydreaming