Cry for the moon
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6Meaning
To make an impractical or unreasonable request
हिंदी अर्थ
असंभव चीज़ माँगना
Example sentences
Asking for eight extra days was crying for the moon.
To cry for the moon wastes the ask.
Daily use: Iska matlab asambhav cheez maangna.
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SSC Steno 2026 · 10 Sep, IIISSC CHSL Pre 2023SSC Steno 2026
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
बच्चा चाँद के लिए रो रहा है, जबकि उसे पता है कि चाँद मिलेगा नहीं। Cry for the moon यानी unrealistic, unreasonable माँग करना।
A child cries for the moon, though no one can bring it down. To cry for the moon is to ask for something impossible or unreasonable.
Exam note
Answer है impractical request करना; chimerical (काल्पनिक) और pie in the sky related हैं, feasible opposite।
The answer is 'to make an impractical request'; chimerical and 'pie in the sky' are related, while feasible is the opposite.