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cry for the moon
cry for the moon
To make an impractical or unreasonable request, especially one that is unlikely to happen. Oh, you want a later curfew, huh? Well, you're crying for the moon—11 o'clock is late enough!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Frauke | | FROW-kə | German |
| Qasim | | KAH:-sim (Arabic) | Arabic, Urdu |
| Kalyn | | KAY-lin | English (Modern) |
| ToŠE | | TO-she | Macedonian |
| Peters | | ['pi:təz] | |
| Deepti | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada |