ASK FOR THE MOON meaning: Demanding something extremely unrealistic, impossible - OneLook

Usually means: Demanding something extremely unrealistic, impossible.

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ask for the moon: Merriam-Webster
ask for the moon: Wiktionary
Ask for the Moon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
ask for the moon: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ask for the moon: Merriam-Webster

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ask for the moon: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (ask for the moon)

▸ verb: (idiomatic) To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

Similar:

promise the moon, shoot for the moon, howl at the moon, ask for it, shoot the moon, chase a rainbow, covet, moon, thig, chase rainbows, more...

Opposite:

settle for less, be realistic, be practical, be reasonable

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Similar:

promise the moon, shoot for the moon, howl at the moon, ask for it, shoot the moon, chase a rainbow, covet, moon, thig, chase rainbows, more...

Opposite:

settle for less, be realistic, be practical, be reasonable

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