Idiom
hang the moon
Meaning
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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is so in love that he thinks she hangs the moon.”
“She is completely infatuated with her new partner and acts as if he hangs the moon.”
“The young politician’s supporters were so devoted that they truly believed he hung the moon, ignoring every flaw in his platform.”
Examples
simple
“He is so in love that he thinks she hangs the moon.”
contextual
“She is completely infatuated with her new partner and acts as if he hangs the moon.”
complex
“The young politician’s supporters were so devoted that they truly believed he hung the moon, ignoring every flaw in his platform.”
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