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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Stop crying for the moon and start coming up with some sensible demands.

Option 1: To understand the hidden meaning

Option 2: To make money unfairly

Option 3: To make an impractical or unreasonable request

Option 4: To praise one’s efforts


Team Careers360 9th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: To make an impractical or unreasonable request


Solution : The correct choice will be the third option.

The idiom crying for the moon is an expression used to convey the idea of making a demand or request that is unrealistic, impractical, or beyond what is reasonable or achievable. In the given sentence, the speaker is advising someone to stop making impractical requests and instead suggest sensible demands.

Therefore, the correct answer is to make an impractical or unreasonable request.

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