piecrust promise

piecrust promise: обещание, которое не собираются выполнять, пустое обещание [происходит от пословицы promises are like piecrust, made to be broken; см. promises are like piecrust, made to be broken]

All the chickens are corning home to roost from the piecrust promises of the reformist leaders about... "permanent free employment" and the "abolition of poverty". (‘Labour Monthly’) — Реформистские лидеры и не собираются выполнять свои обещания о "гарантированном свободном труде" и "упразднении бедности" - эти обещания только оборачиваются против нас.

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Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting … Universalium
promises, like pie-crust, are made to be broken — 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 16 Aug. He makes no more of breaking Acts of Parliaments, than if they were like Promises and Pie crust made to be broken. 1871 TROLLOPE Ralph the Heir II. iv. ‘Promises like that are mere pie crust,’ said Ralph. 1981… … Proverbs new dictionary

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