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Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
Proverb
you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time
as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers
refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
Idiomatic expression
to make a blunder; to blunder; to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame