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to hang the moon and stars

to hang the moon and stars

9.9
Admire someone so much that you think they are perfect
  • idiom
  • Informal
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  • Her children believe their mother hangs the moon and stars for them.

Examples

  • She would hang the moon and stars for him!

  • He always talked about his coach as if she hung the moon and stars.

  • Ever since they started dating, he acts like she hung the moon and stars.

  • I truly hang the moon and stars for my best friend.

  • He always talked about his coach as if she hung the moon and stars.

  • Her children believe their mother hangs the moon and stars for them.

  • Ever since they started dating, he acts like she hung the moon and stars.

Synonyms

to idolize
vsto hang the moon and stars
  • US
42 4.9

Admire someone very much, often ignoring their faults

is deep admiration that idealizes someone but is less blindly admiring
to think the world of
vsto hang the moon and stars
  • Informal
12 5.1

To like and respect someone very much

is admiration that idealizes someone as perfect rather than mere respect
to put on a pedestal
vsto hang the moon and stars
  • Informal
10 6.0

Admire someone so much you think they are perfect

is admiration that idealizes but may be more private or affectionate
to hung the moon
vsto hang the moon and stars
  • Informal
1 9.6

To think someone is perfect and cannot do wrong

is the longer idiom that adds extra romantic cosmic emphasis
to hero-worship
vsto hang the moon and stars
1 6.5

Admire someone so much that you think they are perfect

is admiration that idealizes without always implying unquestioning devotion
to worship the ground someone walks on
vsto hang the moon and stars
  • Informal
7.4

To admire someone too much and ignore their faults

is very strong admiration that idealizes but can be less obsessive

Antonyms

disdain
65 6.5

A feeling of strong dislike and lack of respect

dislike
  • Texting
49 1.0

A feeling of not liking someone or something

How Admiring

to idolize
  • US
42 4.9
to hang the moon and stars
  • Informal
9.9
to adore
274 2.4
to admire
743 1.6
to like
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

hang the moon and stars infinitive
hanging the moon and stars present participle
hangs the moon and stars third person singular
hung the moon and stars past
hung the moon and stars past participle

Morphology

hang + the + Moon + and + star

The phrase uses literal constituents ('hang', 'moon', 'stars') in a hyperbolic, metaphorical way to express extreme admiration; a learner who knows the words can likely infer a general sense of doing grand things or praising someone. However, the exact idiomatic nuance of idealizing someone as perfect is not fully predictable from the parts alone, so comprehension is aided but not guaranteed for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Hang the moon and stars may come from the image of giving someone the moon and stars, the brightest and most wonderful things in the sky. So, the phrase is used to say you 'admire' someone a lot or think they are 'perfect'.