"promettre plus de beurre que de pain" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \pʁɔ.mɛtʁ plys də bœʁ kə də pɛ̃\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-promettre plus de beurre que de pain.wav
  1. Promettre plus qu’on ne veut ou qu’on ne peut tenir. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-promettre_plus_de_beurre_que_de_pain-fr-verb-HuZjLMah Categories (other): Métaphores en français, Termes populaires en français
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