Phrase guide

ask for the moon

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: demanar la lluna — Translations
  • Finnish: pyytää kuuta taivaalta — Translations
  • French: demander la lune — Translations
  • Italian: chiedere la luna — Translations
  • Occitan: voler mólher garias — Translations
  • Occitan: demandar la luna (provençal) — Translations
  • Occitan: voler la mosca blua (gascon) — Translations
  • Polish: chcieć gwiazdki z nieba — Translations
  • Portuguese: pedir o impossível — Translations
  • Russian: but see проси́ть доста́ть луну́ с не́ба (prosítʹ dostátʹ lunú s néba) — Translations
  • Spanish: pedir la luna — Translations
  • Spanish: pedir cotufas en el golfo — Translations
  • Spanish: pedir peras al olmo — Translations