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hang the moon

idiom

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.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    ask for the moon

    To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

  2. 02

    blue moon

    A long time.

  3. 03

    get the hang of

    To begin to understand or manage at a basic level; to learn to handle with some skill.

  4. 04

    give a hang

    give a hoot; give a damn (to care about; to place value on something)

  5. 05

    go hang

    To be cursed; to be unworthy of notice or bother.

  6. 06

    hang a leg

    To hesitate; to hang back.

  7. 07

    hang a Louie

    Make a left turn while driving a vehicle (←).

  8. 08

    hang a Ralph

    To make a right turn while driving a vehicle (→).

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