full of the moon

full of the moon
{n. phr.}, {literary} The moon when it is seen as a full circle; the time of a full moon. * /The robbers waited for a dark night when the full of the moon was past./ Contrast: DARK OF THE MOON.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • full of the moon — {n. phr.}, {literary} The moon when it is seen as a full circle; the time of a full moon. * /The robbers waited for a dark night when the full of the moon was past./ Contrast: DARK OF THE MOON …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • full\ of\ the\ moon — n. phr. literary the moon when it is seen as a full circle; the time of a full moon. The robbers waited for a dark night when the full of the moon was past. Contrast: dark of the moon …   Словарь американских идиом

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