blue-sky
v.— «At a time when North Americans are romancing the political right, however, the woman who once took Tommy Douglas sailing and grew up in a household where M. J. Coldwell was a frequent visitor is not “blue- skying” her party’s chances on election night.» —“NDP’s leader knows the score in N.S. election” by Michael Harris Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) Nov. 5, 1984. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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