Emotions & feelings

a dream come true

a longed-for success

A dream come true is something you have wanted for a long time that finally happens.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

How did you feel when you saw the final design?

It was a dream come true.

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Graduating from university was a dream come true for my parents.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Getting that job was my dream became true.

Say: Getting that job was a dream come true.

Use the fixed expression “a dream come true,” not “a dream became true.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be a dream come true; make a dream come true

Your turn: say it out loud

Graduating from university was a dream come true for my parents.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

a dream come true

a longed-for success

“Graduating from university was a dream come true for my parents.”

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