Question

ask for the moon = cry for the moon

Accepted Answer

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 ask for what is unattainable or impossible – British

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Word	ask for the moon = cry for the moon
Description	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 ask for what is unattainable or impossible – British The moon i

Moon Unattainable Impossible British Cry Expression Dates Mid