asking for the earth

(idea) by Shamus Fri Aug 18 2000 at 10:55:51
An excessive demand, usually used in the negative to imply a simple request that is unlikely to be satisfied:

"I'm not asking for the earth here!"

Fits right into the same category as phrases such as:

Ah, the healing powers of sarcasm.

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