the moon is made of green cheese (L1158696)
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(L1158696)
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moon (is) made of green cheese, (and) the
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Whilst they tell for truthe Luther his lowde lyes, so that they may make theyr blinde brotherhode and the ignorant sort beleve that the mone is made of grene chese (English)
the mone is made of grene chese
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Ye fetch circumquaques to make me believe, Or thinke, that the moone is made of greene cheese. And when ye have made me a lout in all these, It seemeth ye would make me goe to bed at noone (English)
the moone is made of greene cheese
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16. century
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moon (is) made of green cheese, (and) the
This farfetched figure of speech dates from the early sixteenth century. (English)
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L1158696-S1
| English | English proverb stating that something is implausible or hard to believe |