Bill will promise you the moon, but he won't live up to his promises.
•My boss promised the moon, but never gave me a raise.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
promise someone the moon — promise someone the moon/earth/ phrase to make a promise that you are unlikely to be able to keep Thesaurus: to make a promisesynonym Main entry: promise * * * promise (someone) the moon see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
promise someone the moon — promise (someone) the moon British, American & Australian, British & Australian to promise something impossible. He had promised her the earth but five years later they were still living in the same small house … New idioms dictionary
promise someone the earth — promise someone the moon/earth/ phrase to make a promise that you are unlikely to be able to keep Thesaurus: to make a promisesynonym Main entry: promise * * * promise someone the earth see ↑promise … Useful english dictionary
promise someone the stars/moon/earth/world — promise (someone) the stars/moon/earth/world : to promise (someone) that you will do or give something great or wonderful even though it is not possible He promised her the stars and the moon, but he never even bought her flowers. Politicians… … Useful english dictionary
promise the moon — promise (someone) the moon see ↑promise, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑moon … Useful english dictionary
promise the moon — promise (someone) the moon British, American & Australian, British & Australian to promise something impossible. He had promised her the earth but five years later they were still living in the same small house … New idioms dictionary
promise — prom|ise1 [ pramıs ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to tell someone you will definitely do something: The police chief promised tougher action against young criminals. promise to do something: Peter wished he d never promised to help… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
promise */*/*/ — I UK [ˈprɒmɪs] / US [ˈprɑmɪs] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms promise : present tense I/you/we/they promise he/she/it promises present participle promising past tense promised past participle promised 1) to tell someone that you will… … English dictionary
promise the stars/moon/earth/world — promise (someone) the stars/moon/earth/world : to promise (someone) that you will do or give something great or wonderful even though it is not possible He promised her the stars and the moon, but he never even bought her flowers. Politicians… … Useful english dictionary
promise the earth — promise (someone) the earth (or moon) make extravagant promises to someone that are unlikely to be fulfilled interactive technology titillates, promises the earth, but delivers nothing … Useful english dictionary
moon — 1 noun 1 the moon the round object that you can see shining in the sky at night, and that moves around the Earth every 28 days: the first man on the moon 2 (singular) the shape of this object as it appears at a particular time: a crescent moon |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
