ask for the moon

ask for the moon
или cry for the moon
   «пpocить луну c нeбa», жeлaть, тpeбoвaть нeвoзмoжнoгo
    To be safe in his job while he was fit for it, and after that to have a little place of his own, with a garden... that was not asking much, and yet for all the firm's increased turnover and its rises, he could not help thinking it was really like asking for the moon (J. B. Priestly). Crying for the moon had become a principle when he was already much too old for principles (J. Galsworthy)

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  • ask for the moon — ask/wish/for the moon phrase to want something that is impossible to get or achieve I’m not asking for the moon. I just want you to finish on time. Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym Main entry: moon * * * ask for t …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon./ Compare: PROMISE THE MOON …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon./ Compare: PROMISE THE MOON …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ask\ for\ the\ moon — • ask for the moon • 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 hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon. Compare: promise the moon …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ask for the moon — ask for a lot, ask for more than you need or want    When we negotiate our salary let s try this strategy: Ask for the moon and hope for a 10% raise …   English idioms

  • ask for the moon — to want something that is not possible. There s no point hoping for a permanent peace in the area. It s like asking for the moon. (usually in continuous tenses) …   New idioms dictionary

  • for the moon — See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for the moon — See: ASK FOR THE MOON or CRY FOR THE MOON …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for\ the\ moon — See: ask for the moon or cry for the moon …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cry\ for\ the\ moon — • ask for the moon • 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 hundred dollars today. He s always asking for the moon. Compare: promise the moon …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ask for the moon — verb To claim or desire something that one cannot have …   Wiktionary


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