Head in the clouds meaning in English
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Definition
to have one's head in the clouds: to be a dreamer, not to be aware of the facts of a situation
the head the part of the body above the neck
the clouds the gray or white shapes in the sky, made of very small floating drops of water
the clouds the gray or white shapes in the sky, made of very small floating drops of water
Examples
- "Moira : First things first, let's go to the girl with her head in the clouds."
Exercise 1
Choose all the statements that match Icarus' description of Horatio.
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Choose all the statements that match Icarus' description of Horatio.
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
This is one of Icarus' criticisms of Horatio. Icarus says that Horatio "often drinks tequila out of a coconut shell during board meetings". A board meeting is an administrative meeting, usually between the members or shareholders of a company.
This is not one of Icarus's criticisms of Horatio. Icarus actually says that Horatio hasn't yet mastered using the telephone, not that he spends too much time using it.
This is one of Icarus' criticisms of Horatio. Icarus says that Horatio is "an Amazonian immigrant, living illegally in the United States". He then says that Icarus doesn't have a "green card", which is a legal document which permits foreign residents to live legally in the United States.
This is not one of Icarus' criticisms of Horatio. At the end of his monologue, Icarus does say that Horatio "spends his days in a cloudy laboratory", however this statement is different than saying Horatio has his "head in the clouds", which means that Horatio cannot concentrate, or that he doesn't take things seriously.
Exercise 2
Choose all the statements that match Icarus' description of Horatio.
There may be more than one correct choice!
There may be more than one correct choice!
Choose all the statements that match Icarus' description of Horatio.
There may be more than one correct choice!
There may be more than one correct choice!
This is not one of Icarus' criticisms of Horatio. At the end of his monologue, Icarus does say that Horatio "spends his days in a cloudy laboratory", however this statement is different than saying Horatio has his "head in the clouds", which means that Horatio cannot concentrate, or that he doesn't take things seriously.
This is one of Icarus' criticisms of Horatio. Icarus says that Horatio "often drinks tequila out of a coconut shell during board meetings". A board meeting is an administrative meeting, usually between the members or shareholders of a company.
This is one of Icarus' criticisms of Horatio. Icarus says that Horatio is "an Amazonian immigrant, living illegally in the United States". He then says that Icarus doesn't have a "green card", which is a legal document which permits foreign residents to live legally in the United States.
This is not one of Icarus's criticisms of Horatio. Icarus actually says that Horatio hasn't yet mastered using the telephone, not that he spends too much time using it.
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