grandiose plans

/ɡræn.di.oʊs plænz/

noun phrase

  1. Very ambitious and impressive plans that are often unrealistic, exaggerated, overly extravagant, or difficult to achieve.

    B2

    plural noun phrase

    • "He has grandiose plans to become famous and rich."B1
    • "He had grandiose plans to build a skyscraper in his backyard, but he didn't have the funds to make it happen."B1
    • "Her grandiose plans for reform impressed investors at first, but experts soon questioned their feasibility."C1

Common mistakes

  • grand plans→grandiose plans

    While 'grand plans' are large or ambitious, 'grandiose plans' also imply a sense of being overly extravagant or unrealistic.

Collocations

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Word family

grandiosegrandiositygrandlyplan