Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ask for the moon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: ask -for the -moon
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

asks for the moon (present, singular) asking for the moon (participle, present) asked for the moon (participle, past) asked for the moon (past)

Phrases

moon on a stick promise the moon reach for the moon shoot for the moon ask the impossible

Frequently Paired Words

moon on a stick promise the moon reach for the moon shoot for the moon ask the impossible

Questions

What does ask for the moon mean?: To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

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