A2🌿 Nature & Weather
Chiedere la luna
To ask for the impossible / to demand too much
Literal Translation
"To ask for the moon"
What it means
To ask for the impossible / to demand too much
Example in context
"Vuole che finisca tutto in un giorno — sta chiedendo la luna!"
"She wants me to finish everything in one day — she is asking for the moon!"
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