ask for the moon
ask for the moon verb: to claim or desire something that one cannot have.
Verb
ask for the moon (third-person singular simple present asks for the moon, present participle asking for the moon, simple past and past participle asked for the moon)
- To claim or desire something that one cannot have.
- Major publishers think they are taking enough risk by simply publishing gay material. To want them to publish challenging, original gay books is asking them for the moon when they think they're already giving us the stars.1987 February 1, T. R. Witomski, “Zeitgeist or Poltergeist? Why Gay Books Are So Bad”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 28, page 8
Forms of ask for the moon
| third-person singular present | asks for the moon |
|---|---|
| present participle | asking for the moon |
| past participle | asked for the moon |
| past | asked for the moon |
Questions about ask for the moon
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- Ask for the moon means to claim or desire something that one cannot have.
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- The past tense of ask for the moon is asked for the moon.
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