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Englis idiom: cry for the moon



 
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Englis idiom: cry for the moon #1 (permalink) Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:13 pm   Englis idiom: cry for the moon
 

hi,

I'm all in favour of ambition but I think when he says he'll be a millionaire by the time he's 25, he's simply crying for the moon.

Correct answer: (d) moon

Your answer was: incorrect
your sentence:
I'm all in favour of ambition but I think when he says he'll be a millionaire by the time he's 25, he's simply crying for the sun.

why not use sun??? It is still more far away.....
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Idiom: cry for the moon #2 (permalink) Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:46 pm   Idiom: cry for the moon
 

Simply because the idiom is cry for the moon and not cry for the sun.

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