Barmecide feast

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Etymology[edit]

From a tale in the Arabian Nights in which a rich man serves a beggar an imaginary banquet; see Barmecide.

Noun[edit]

Barmecide feast (plural Barmecide feasts)

  1. Something that promises much but delivers nothing; an illusion.

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