ask for the moon

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Pronunciation

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Verb

ask for the moon (third-person singular simple present asks for the moon, present participle asking for the moon, simple past and past participle asked for the moon)

1. (idiomatic) To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: pyytää kuuta taivaalta (fi)
• French: demander la lune (fr)
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• Spanish: pedir la luna (es), pedir cotufas en el golfo (es)

See also

• promise the moon
• moon on a stick