moon
The round object in the sky that moves around the Earth and shines at night.
The natural object that moves around the Earth and is visible at night by reflected sunlight.
A round object that goes around another planet, like Jupiter's moons.
A natural object that orbits a planet other than Earth.
To pull down your pants and show your bottom to someone as a joke or to be rude.
To show your bare buttocks to someone as a prank or insult.
To think about something you want in a dreamy way instead of doing other things.
To spend time thinking about something you wish for, often in an idle or dreamy way.
- Base: moon
- Plural: moons
- Base: moon
- 3rd Person Singular: moons
- Present Participle: mooning
- Past: mooned
over the moon
1Extremely happy or pleased
Very happy about something.
- She was over the moon when she got the job.
- They were over the moon about their wedding plans.
promise the moon
1Make unrealistic promises
To say you will give someone wonderful things that are not possible to give.
- Politicians often promise the moon during campaigns.
- He promised her the moon if she would marry him.
many moons ago
1a long time ago
A long time ago.
- We first met many moons ago.
- Many moons ago, this was all farmland.
- This happened many moons ago, before you were born.
shoot for the moon
1try for something very hard to get
To try to get something that is very hard or almost impossible.
- Even if we shoot for the moon and fail, we'll still land among the stars.
- He decided to shoot for the moon with his first business idea.
shoot for the moon
2Aim for a very high goal
To try to do something that is very hard to achieve.
- You should shoot for the moon with your new project.
- They are shooting for the moon with this ambitious plan.
once in a blue moon
1Happening very rarely
Something that happens very rarely.
- We go hiking together once in a blue moon.
- We go out for a fancy dinner once in a blue moon.
- He only eats dessert once in a blue moon.
- He calls me once in a blue moon, so I’m always surprised.
once in a blue moon
2Happens very rarely
Something that happens only on rare occasions.
- We go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
- He only calls me once in a blue moon.
once in a blue moon
3Happening very rarely
Happening only one time in a long time.
- We go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
- He visits his parents once in a blue moon.