obiecywać złote góry

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to promise gold mountains.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.bjɛˈt͡sɨ.vad͡ʑ ˈzwɔ.tɛ ˈɡu.rɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -urɨ

Verb

obiecywać złote góry 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 gruszki na wierzbie
    • 2013, Jacek Babiel, Jak wygrać wybory?:
      Mówienie o tym, co zyskają wyborcy, może być złudne i zwłaszcza w czasie kampanii wyborczej kojarzy się z obiecywaniem złotych gór i tzw. kiełbasą wyborczą.
      Talking about what the electorate can gain can be misleading, and especially during campaign season, it's associated with promising the moon and the so-called electoral sausage.

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