"promettre monts et merveilles" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /pʁɔ.mɛ.tʁə mɔ̃.z‿e mɛʁ.vɛj/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-promettre monts et merveilles.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} promettre monts et merveilles
  1. (figuratively) to promise the moon, to promise the earth, to promise the stars (to make promises that are impossible to uphold) Tags: figuratively Synonyms: promettre la lune, promettre plus de beurre que de pain Related terms: vendre du rêve, autant en emporte le vent
    Sense id: en-promettre_monts_et_merveilles-fr-verb-wMoIsNpc Categories (other): French coordinated pairs, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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