(informal) the
fancied semblance of a
man (or a
man's face) in the disk of the moon. Used in the proverbial
phrase no more than the
man in the moon, meaning "no more than something that is completely unreal or imaginary" or "not at all."
the
fancied semblance of a
man (or a
man's face) in the disk of the moon. Used in proverbial phrases such as no more than the
man in the moon, meaning "no more than something that is completely unreal or imaginary" or "not at all."
the
fancied semblance of a
man (or a
man's face) in the disk of the moon. Used in the proverbial
phrase no more than the
man in the moon, meaning "no more than something that is completely unreal or imaginary" or "not at all."
(informal) the
fancied semblance of a
man (or a
man's face) in the disk of the moon. Used in the proverbial
phrase no more than the
man in the moon, meaning "no more than something that is completely unreal or imaginary" or "not at all." They no more connect last night's fight with the boyfriend, with the stomachache they had today than the
man in the moon.
- Psychosomatic Its Meaning in Scientology (30 July 64)