Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken.
- Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken.
Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken.
Prov. It is useless to make promises, because people always break their promises. •
Lisa made Andrew promise not to drink anymore, but promises are like piecrust, made to be broken.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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promises, like pie-crust, are made to be broken — 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 16 Aug. He makes no more of breaking Acts of Parliaments, than if they were like Promises and Pie crust made to be broken. 1871 TROLLOPE Ralph the Heir II. iv. ‘Promises like that are mere pie crust,’ said Ralph. 1981… … Proverbs new dictionary
