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Jenne Phuong
2021-08-07 09:08
Bay at the moon phrase
The verbs "bark" and "howl" can substitute for the verb "bay".
If someone "bays at the moon", he/she misuses his/her time and energy to do something that seems to be impossible or futile.
She wants to find a high-paid job without any experiences. I think she just bays at the moon.
Telling him that he was cheated is just baying at the moon.
She does exercise to lose weight, but she keeps eating like a horse. I bet that she's just baying at the moon.
The verb "bay" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The barking of dogs at a full moon has been a metaphor for futile activity since the mid 17th century.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. Doing something extremely well
2. Behaving in an extreme or remarkable manner
1. Holly was in rare form during her speech, so she got the first prize in the competition last night.
2. Corrine: I'm going to buy Christmas presents for everybody. Do you want to go with me?
Laura: Oh...My kids are in rare form today, so I cannot go with you. Sorry!
