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the moon on a stick

UK/ˈmuːn ɒn ə ˈstɪk/US/ˈmun ɑn ə ˈstɪk/

the moon on a stick noun: all that one could desire, especially as an unreasonable demand; everything.

Noun

the moon on a stick

  1. (excessive, idiomatic) All that one could desire, especially as an unreasonable demand; everything.
    • Once I saved twenty-five dollars and bought her a print gown for her birthday, and she was so pleased you'd have thought I'd given her the moon on a stick.2002, Donald Clarke, Billie Holiday: Wishing on the Moon
    • There is no point in asking for the moon on a stick, but we can produce cheap sticks through a sensible division of labour and sell them with effective market segmentation strategies. Leave the moon for dreamers.2002, Martin Parker, Utopia and Organization

the moon on a stick meaning in Bengali

the moon on a stick in Bengali

সবকিছু

Examples of the moon on a stick in a sentence

  • You promise partners the moon on a stick, so that you can snatch it back easily when you change your mind.2006, Stella Hyde, Tonwen Jones, Snarling Tiger, Dirty Rat:
  • What more do I want—the moon on a stick of course.2007, Pamela Cotterill, Sue Jackson, Gayle Letherby, Challenges and Negotiations for Women in Higher Education:

Origin of the moon on a stick

The term describes something that is impossible to obtain.

Words that rhyme with the moon on a stick

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Questions about the moon on a stick

What does the moon on a stick mean?
The moon on a stick means all that one could desire, especially as an unreasonable demand; everything.
What is the moon on a stick in Bengali?
The moon on a stick in Bengali is সবকিছু. See The moon on a stick meaning in Bengali.
How do you use the moon on a stick in a sentence?
You promise partners the moon on a stick, so that you can snatch it back easily when you change your mind.
What part of speech is the moon on a stick?
The moon on a stick is a noun.
How do you pronounce the moon on a stick?
The moon on a stick is pronounced /ˈmuːn ɒn ə ˈstɪk/ (UK).

Words near the moon on a stick in the dictionary

  1. the measure of a man
  2. the mill cannot grind with water that is past
  3. the mills of the gods grind slowly
  4. the mind boggles
  5. the mixture as before
  6. the moon on a stick
  7. the more fool someone
  8. the more one learns about people, the more one likes one's pet
  9. the more the merrier
  10. the more things change, the more they stay the same
  11. the more you know

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Adapted from Wiktionary: the moon on a stick (page history and authors); the moon on a stick (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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