Name: 10 Smart English Conversation Phrases & Expressions With Moon | Speak English Fluently | Niharika
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when you look up at the night sky or clear evenings, what do you see?

Future simple

Well, interestingly, moon is the arts only natural satellite.

And in English, we have certain expressions and phrases that you can use in your conversations with the word smooth friends.

Well, in today's lesson, I have some expressions on some phrases with the word moon for you.

So the next time you think about moon, try to remember these expressions in your conversation so that you sound very fluent in English.

So we will start with the very first expression, which is to shoot for the moon.

So to shoot for the moon, it means to ask for the best or to aim high, like if you have to use it in your conversation.

Well, you can say that 2016 seems to be a great year for business, and therefore we should shoot for the moon.

So it means that you being ambitious, isn't it?

So to aim high or to ask for the best that is when you can use the expression to shoot for the moon.

Moving on to the second expression is over the moon.

So when you are extremely happy or extremely delighted Well, rather than just saying Yea, I am so happy today are extremely delighted.

Use this expression well, I feel over the moon today, So over the moon it means to be very happy.

So may be shooting for the moon was quite a successful thing for you And that's exactly the reason you're super happy now.

So you can say that I am over the moon because our company is doing so well.

Okay, Moving on to the third expression with the word moon is once in a blue moon.

Now well, scientists say that moon does appear blue after a wall Cannick adoption.

Okay, now, in English, when you use this expression that once in a blue moon it means very rarely like you do something very rarely.

If you have to use this in your conversation, how would you use it?

Well, I don't drink too much, but maybe once in a blue moon, a beer with my friends is fine, but that's about it.

But yes, When I'm with my friends, like once in a blue moon, Hardly ever.

I'll just take a bottle of beer and that's about it.

Okay, Moving on to the next one is many moons ago.

Many moons ago, While many moons ago is quite an old fashioned expression which actually means a long time ago.

So I haven't met my friend Sam forever now.

But yes, I had last met her in New York, which was many moons ago.

So it means it was really long ago that I met her in New York.

And then the last expression that I have for you with the word moon is to moon over someone.

So what does this mean to Muna with someone?

When you are thinking about someone all day long, maybe you're attracted, or you really like this person way too much, and you can't really concentrate on your work.

But all you do is you think about this person all day long.

Yes, because you're so much in love with this person.

Okay, so if you want to use this in ascendance, you will say that, um, John is not that great in his work.

The reason because he's been mooning over this lady he met at work.

Okay, so it means to think of someone Well, to think of someone all day long.

Okay, So these are some expressions with the word moon.

And now let's have a look at some phrases with the word moon.

So here again, we're not talking about the moon, but yes, certain phrases that you can use in your conversation about people.

Now, when you look at this phrase, do you think I'm talking about a pretty face?

Because moon is pretty, No doubt about it.

But moon is round Well, there are several shapes of moon, but the actual moon is around moon, so round face can be also called as moon face.

So if your friend has around phase or probably he has gained too much weight on his around his face.

Then you can say, Ah, you need to lose weight.

Look at the moon face that you have Okay.

But a person who was born under the Zodiac Sign off cancer.

So we have many Zodiac signs we have Leo.

But someone who was born under the Zodiac sign of cancer is a moon child.

So someone you know who was born under the sign off cancer you can say, Oh, you are a moon child.

Okay, moving on to the next one is honeymoon.

So when a couple gets married and they go for a small vacation or a holiday Well, that holiday Peter is cold as honeymoon.

So it's a very lovey dovey appeared The reason because the couple has just got married and the very first trip that they take together.

So married couple going for a trip and immediately after their wedding.

Well, there's another term again with the word moon for just moon blindness, which actually means night blindness.

So, yes, there are certain people who face night blindness.

And that is exactly cold as moon I or moon blindness.

And then the last phrase that I have for you is a moon cough.

Someone who is so absent minded and just so silly and stupid.

So if you have a friend who was, like, super silly and absent minded called him a moon cough.

Once again, we have some expressions with the word moon and, of course, some phrases with the word moon to start using them because they're really simple on.

Of course, that will really make you sound confident.

 And I'll be back within your lesson soon. 