a person who imagines that their life is full of excitement and adventures when it is in fact just ordinary幻想多彩生活的人- My client is very much a Walter Mitty character.我的当事人是一个沃尔特·米蒂式的人物。
- I was living in a sort of Walter Mitty world.我当时生活在沃尔特·米蒂（Walter Mitty）的世界中。
More Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sources CultureIn the story, published in 1942, Walter Mitty escapes from his sad, ordinary life by imagining that he is a much more interesting person than he really is and does much more exciting and important things than he actually does.
Word OriginFrom the name of the main character in James Thurber’s story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.