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over the moonDelighted, thrilled.Rate it:

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blood moonThe moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.Rate it:

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blue moonA long time.Rate it:

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ask for the moonTo claim or desire something that one cannot have.Rate it:

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blue moonThe third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.Rate it:

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happens once in a blue moonAn astronomical event which occurs quite infrequently and observable from the earth.Rate it:

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Once in a Blue MoonVery seldom, scarcely, not very often, hardly everRate it:

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shoot the moonTo take a risk which may result in great rewards; to succeed after taking such a risk.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo hit the moon, with a rocket or by other means.Rate it:

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the sky is the moonA new modern combination of "the sky is the limit" and "shoot for the moon".Rate it:

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blue moonThe moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.Rate it:

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hang the moonTo 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.Rate it:

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blue moonSomething absurd.Rate it:

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harvest moonThe Harvest Moon is the Full Moon nearest the fall equinox.Rate it:

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hung the moonTo view or be viewed with uncritical or excessive awe, reverence, or infatuation.Rate it:

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moon on a stickEverything; all that one could desire (especially as an unreasonable demand).Rate it:

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once in a blue moonVery rarely; very infrequently.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo achieve the lowest score possible, such that the player is usually rewarded with bonus points.Rate it:

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shoot the moonTo attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.Rate it:

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shoot the moon!Gambler's expression prior to throwing the 'dice':Rate it:

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to the moonUsed as an intensifier.Rate it:

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to the moonTo a very distant or unreachable place.Rate it:

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to the moon and backImmensely.Rate it:

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come full circleTo complete a cycle of transition, returning to the point of origin.Rate it:

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full housepoker handRate it:

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full of beansEnergetic and enthusiastic.Rate it:

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full of piss and vinegarExuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.Rate it:

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full speed aheadA command, especially on military vessels, to move forward at maximum speed.Rate it:

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few cards shy of a full deckmentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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at full tiltAt full speed; very quickly.Rate it:

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full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.Rate it:

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one brick short of a full loadNot mentally sound; insane.Rate it:

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on a full stomachDirectly after eating, after a meal.Rate it:

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one card shy of a full deckMentally deranged; demented; insane.Rate it:

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nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairsExtremely nervous.Rate it:

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three bags full, sirIntensifies a statement of agreement, indicating that the speaker is craven or obsequious.Rate it:

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Full of Hot AirSomeone who talks nonsense and nothing anything of value and importanceRate it:

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full speed aheadMaximum effort without reservations or delay.Rate it:

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glass-half-fulloptimisticRate it:

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come full circleTo make a complete change or reform.Rate it:

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full as a googHaving eaten too much, or being drunk.Rate it:

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full as a tickEngorged with food or drink, especially alcoholic drink.Rate it:

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full blastMaximum capacity or effort.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.Rate it:

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full circleA full turn back to the original direction or orientation.By extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full circleAn arc of 360 degrees.Rate it:

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full circleBy extension, of a discussion, a point arrived at which is the same point at which it began; the point at which effort has resulted in no progress.Rate it:

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full circleThrough a cycle of transition, returning to where one started after gaining experience or exploring other things.Rate it:

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full circleUsed other than as an idiom: see full, circle.Rate it:

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full englishA cooked breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs, and other foods.Rate it:

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