promise the moon

[promise the moon] {v. phr.}

To promise something impossible.

* /A politician who promises the moon during a campaign loses the voters' respect./

* /I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do the best job I can./

Compare: ASK FOR THE MOON.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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