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seeing the dark side of the moon

seeing the dark side of the moon is the present participle of see the dark side of the moon.

Meaning of see the dark side of the moon

Verb

see the dark side of the moon (third-person singular simple present sees the dark side of the moon, present participle seeing the dark side of the moon, simple past and past participle saw the dark side of the moon)

  1. (idiomatic) To do or experience something exceedingly difficult or rare.
    • I gotta say.. some of the opinions expressed are like seeing the dark side of the moon to me (not necessarily a bad thing btw).1999 April 21, HiRene23, “The Samurai a Snoozer?”, in alt.tv.highlander (Usenet)

Questions about seeing the dark side of the moon

What is seeing the dark side of the moon the present participle of?
Seeing the dark side of the moon is the present participle of see the dark side of the moon.

Words near seeing the dark side of the moon in the dictionary

  1. seeing stars
  2. seeing stone
  3. seeing stones
  4. seeing that
  5. seeing the back of
  6. seeing the dark side of the moon
  7. seeing the day
  8. seeing the elephant
  9. seeing the error of one's ways
  10. seeing the forest for the trees
  11. seeing the glass half-empty

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