"think one hung the moon" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thinks one hung the moon [present, singular, third-person], thinking one hung the moon [participle, present], thought one hung the moon [participle, past], thought one hung the moon [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|thinks one hung the moon|thinking one hung the moon|thought one hung the moon|thought one hung the moon}} think one hung the moon (third-person singular simple present thinks one hung the moon, present participle thinking one hung the moon, simple past and past participle thought one hung the moon)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To consider or think of someone to be extraordinary or exceptional. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: think one is God's own cousin
    Sense id: en-think_one_hung_the_moon-en-verb-4wlJL9~t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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