be moonstruck
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Peasants shun the night air and say that folk who sleep unroofed will be moonstruck.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He looked at them, thinking they must be moonstruck, for their conduct seemed inexplicable.
From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
Not willing to be moonstruck, even on the back of his head, he arose and went to the window to draw the curtain.
From The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure by Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence)
My old nurse would tell me that they would be moonstruck 'for sartain sure!'
From The Merryweathers by Richards, Julia Ward
"I say," said I, "that's frightfully interesting, she must be moonstruck; I suppose it always happens when the moon is full."
From A Young Girl's Diary by Paul, Eden