| 释义 |
(redirected from crying for the moon)
cry for the moonTo make an impractical or unreasonable request, especially one that is unlikely to happen. Oh, you want a later curfew, huh? Well, you're crying for the moon—11 o'clock is late enough! cry (or ask) for the moon ask for what is unattainable or impossible. British The moon in this expression, which dates from the mid 16th century, stands for something distant and unattainable, as it does in promise someone the moon below. cry/ask for the ˈmoon (also want the ˈmoon) (British English, informal) want or ask for something you cannot get, or something that will not be given to you: Is it asking for the moon to hope for peace in this country?I don’t want the moon; I just want him to listen to me for once. |