"ne pas promettre poires molles" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /nə pa pʁɔ.mɛ.tʁə pwaʁ mɔl/, /nə pɑ pʁɔ.mɛ.tʁə pwaʁ mɔl/, /nə pa pʁɔ.me.tʁə pwaʁ mɔl/, /nə pɑ pʁɔ.me.tʁə pwaʁ mɔl/
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne pas promettre poires molles
  1. (dated) to threaten, to guarantee that there will be hell to pay, that there will be severe retribution, that there will be trouble Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-ne_pas_promettre_poires_molles-fr-verb-Hr8vafda Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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