promise the moon

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English

Verb

promise the moon (third-person singular simple present promises the moon, present participle promising the moon, simple past and past participle promised the moon)

(informal, figuratively) To make promises that are impossible to fulfill.
Synonyms: promise the earth, promise the stars, promise the world

Translations

Translations

Czech: slibovat modré z nebe impf, naslibovat modré z nebe pf
Dutch: loze beloftes doen
Finnish: luvata kuu taivaalta
French: promettre monts et merveilles (fr), promettre la lune (fr)
Polish: obiecywać złote góry impf, obiecać złote góry pf, obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie (pl) impf
Portuguese: prometer mundos e fundos
Russian: сули́ть луну́ (sulítʹ lunú)

See also

References

“promise somebody the moon the earth” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“promise someone the moon earth” (US) / “promise someone the moon earth” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“promise sb the earth moon”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“promise the moon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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