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for the moon

See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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moon

[moon] See: [ASK FOR THE MOON] or [CRY FOR THE MOON], [DARK OF THE MOON], [FULL OF THE MOON], [ONCE IN A BLUE MOON], [PROMISE THE MOON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

ask for the moon

[ask for the moon] or [cry for the moon] {v. phr.} To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. * /John asked his mother for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

dark of the moon

[dark of the moon] {n. phr.}, {literary} A time when the moon is not shining or cannot be seen. * /It was the dark of the moon when the scouts […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

full of the moon

[full of the moon] {n. phr.}, {literary} The moon when it is seen as a full circle; the time of a full moon. * /The robbers waited for a dark […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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