"obiecywać złote góry" meaning in Polish

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Verb

IPA: /ɔ.bjɛˈt͡sɘ.vat͡ɕ ˈzwɔ.tɛ ˈɡu.rɘ/ Forms: obiecać złote góry [perfective]
Etymology: Literally, “to promise gold mines”, with a fossilized meaning of góra; however, now more likely to be understood as “to promise golden mountains”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to promise gold mines}} “to promise gold mines”, {{lit|to promise gold mines}} Literally, “to promise gold mines” Head templates: {{pl-verb|impf|head=obiecywać złote góry|pf=obiecać złote góry}} obiecywać złote góry impf (perfective obiecać złote góry) Inflection templates: {{pl-conj-see|obiecywać}}
  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) Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive Synonyms: obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie
    Sense id: en-obiecywać_złote_góry-pl-verb-3a8CMkkj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header
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          "text": "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.",
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