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hangs the moon

hangs the moon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang the moon.

Meaning of hang the moon

Verb

hang the moon (third-person singular simple present hangs the moon, present participle hanging the moon, simple past and past participle hung the moon)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To place the moon in the sky: used as an example of a superlative act attributed to someone viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.
    • "Everybody in the 8th Wing thinks he hung the moon," says one of Olds's aviators. "We'd follow him anywhere."1967 June 2, “The Old Man and the MIGs”, in Time

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Hangs the moon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hang the moon.

Words near hangs the moon in the dictionary

  1. hangs out to dry
  2. hangs over
  3. hangs over someone's head
  4. hangs round
  5. hangs ten
  6. hangs the moon
  7. hangs to
  8. hangs together
  9. hangs tough
  10. hangs up
  11. hangs up one's boots

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