n. 月齢

promise someone the moon イディオム

honeymoon is over

the first happy period of friendship and cooperation between two groups is over The honeymoon was over for the new President after about two months.

moon them

show them a bare bum, show your bare buttocks They booed him for dropping the ball, so he mooned them.

moonlighting

working at a second job in the evening Bernie is very tired these days because he's moonlighting.

moonshine

homemade liquor, hooch, screech Art invited us over to taste his moonshine - homemade wine.

once in a blue moon

rarely We go out for Italian food once in a blue moon although we enjoy it very much.

promise the moon

mentally alert, ready to do something Before the elections the politicians were promising everyone the moon but when they were elected they began to talk differently.

the Man in the Moon

a myth that the moon is the face of a man """Who will help me find my dog?"" ""I know. The Man in the Moon!"""

The honeymoon is over

Idiom(s): The honeymoon is over

Theme: ENDINGS

The early pleasant beginning has ended.
• Okay, the honeymoon is over. It's time to settle down and do some hard work.
• I knew the honeymoon was over when they started yelling at me to work faster.

ask for the moon

Idiom(s): ask for the moon

Theme: DEMANDS

to ask for too much; to make great demands.
• When you re trying to get a job, it's unwise to ask for the moon.
• Please lend me the money. I'm not asking for the moon!

promise sb the moon

Idiom(s): promise the moon (to someone) AND promise someone the moon

Theme: PROMISES

to make extravagant promises to someone.
• Bill will promise you the moon, but he won't live up to his promises.
• My boss promised the moon, but only paid the minimum wage.

promise (one) the moon

To affiance one article that cannot be done. Your audience will appear to disbelief you if you accumulate able them the moon.Learn more: moon, promise

promise addition the moon (or earth)

affiance article that is unattainable. British 1998 New Scientist Scientists tend to affiance taxpayers the moon, and again not deliver. Learn more: moon, promise, someone

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put one's foot in it put oneself in sb else's shoes put on a brave front pull up somewhere pull sth out of thin air pull one's own weight pull a trick promise sb the moon pride oneself in press one's luck press sb to the wall precious little play one's cards well