the moon on a stick

== English == === Etymology === The term describes something that is impossible to obtain. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Did this originate with comedians Lee & Herring in the 1990s? Or is it older?”) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmuːn ɒn ə ˈstɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmun ɑn ə ˈstɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪk === Noun === the moon on a stick (hyperbolic, idiomatic) All that one could desire, especially as an unreasonable demand; everything. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Colin McIntosh, editor (2013), “the moon on a stick”, in Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 4th edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, reproduced in the Cambridge English Dictionary website, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.