Смысл: half-moon

half-moon1. [͵hɑ:fʹmu:n] n
<Í> 1. 1) полумесяц, вторая четверть луны
2) что-л. имеющее форму полумесяца
2. воен. ист. равелин

2. [͵hɑ:fʹmu:n] a
<Í> имеющий форму полумесяца
half-moon knife - серповидный нож

moon Идиома

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.

Clear moon, frost soon.

If the atmosphere is clear, frost may form.

Hung the moon

If you refer to someone as having hung the moon, you think they are extremely wonderful, or amazing, or good.

Many moons ago

A very long time ago.

Over the moon

If you are over the moon about something, you are overjoyed.

Blue Moon

A rare event or occurance.

cry for the moon|ask|ask for the moon|cry|moon

v. phr. To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. He's always asking for the moon.
Compare: PROMISE THE MOON.

dark of the moon|dark|moon

n. phr., literary A time when the moon is not shining or cannot be seen. A was the dark of the moon when the scouts reached camp and they had to use flashlights to find their tents.
Antonym: FULL OF THE MOON.

full of the moon|full|moon

n. phr., literary The moon when it is seen as a full circle; the time of a full moon. The robbers waited for a dark night when the full of the moon was past.
Antonym: DARK OF THE MOON.

honeymoon is over|honeymoon

The first happy period of friendship and cooperation between two persons or groups is over. A few months after a new President is elected, the honeymoon is over and Congress and the President begin to criticize each other. The honeymoon was soon over for the new foreman and the men under him.

man in the moon|man|moon

n. phr. An imaginary or nonexistent person (often used to indicate a person of ignorance). Stop asking me such difficult questions about nuclear physics; I know as much about it as the man in the moon.

many moons ago|many|moon|moons

adv. phr. A long, long time ago. Many moons ago, when I was young, I was able to dance all night.

moonshine|moon

n. Illegally distilled alcoholic beverage made at home, mostly on a farm. Grandpa is at it again in the barn, making moonshine out of plums.

once in a blue moon|blue|blue moon|moon|once

adv. phr. Very rarely; very seldom; almost never. Coin collecting is interesting, hut you find a valuable coin only once in a blue moon. Once in a blue moon someone grows a very pale marigold, but no truly white marigolds have been raised.

promise the moon|moon|promise

v. phr. To promise something impossible. A politician who promises the moon during a campaign loses the voters' respect. I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do the best job I can.
Compare: ASK FOR THE MOON.

honeymoon is over, the

honeymoon is over, the
The initial harmonious period in a new relationship has ended, as in After the first ninety days, the honeymoon between the new President and the press was over. The figurative use of honeymoon (literally referring to the first month of marriage) dates from the late 1500s.

moon

moon
see ask for the moon; once in a blue moon.