- daydream
- vTo spend time in reverie; be absentminded during the day.
John spends so much time daydreaming that he never gets anything done.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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