pedir peras al olmo

Spanish

Verb

pedir peras al olmo (first-person singular present pido peras al olmo, first-person singular preterite pedí peras al olmo, past participle pedido peras al olmo)

(idiomatic) to ask for the moon
Synonym: pedir la luna

Further reading

“pedir peras al olmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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