promettre monts et merveilles

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.mɛ.tʁə mɔ̃.z‿e mɛʁ.vɛj/
France (Lyon) (file)

Verb edit

promettre monts et merveilles

(figuratively) to promise the moon, to promise the earth, to promise the stars (to make promises that are impossible to uphold)
Synonyms: promettre la lune, promettre plus de beurre que de pain

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