pedir peras al olmo
Spanish
Verb
pedir peras al olmo (first-person singular present pido peras al olmo, first-person singular preterite pedí peras al olmo, past participle pedido peras al olmo)
- (idiomatic) to ask for the moon
- Synonym: pedir la luna
Further reading
- “pedir peras al olmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024