Not/never in somebody's wildest dreams In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "not/never in somebody's wildest dreams", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Not/never in somebody's wildest dreams

Not/never in somebody's wildest dreams adverb phrase

Used to say that something is beyond one's expectation or imagination, or something is much better than one imagined, expected or hoped

Never in my wildest dreams did I think she could win the beauty contest.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would meet my idol.

Not in my wildest dreams did I believe that I would win first place.

Not in his wildest dreams did he think that one day he could be rich.

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Grammar and Usage of Not/never in somebody's wildest dreams

After this phrase, we often use the inverted word order.

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