obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to promise pears on [a] willow tree.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.bjɛˈt͡sɨ.vad͡ʑ ˈɡruʂ.ki naˈvjɛʐ.bjɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛʐbjɛ

Verb[edit]

obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie impf

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to promise the moon (to promise something impossible; to make a promise which one does not intend to fulfill; to make wildly exaggerated, unrealistic promises)
    Synonym: obiecywać złote góry

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