obiecywać złote góry

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “to promise gold mines”, with a fossilized meaning of góra; however, now more likely to be understood as “to promise golden mountains”. Compare Dutch gouden bergen beloven. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.bjɛˈt͡sɘ.vat͡ɕ ˈzwɔ.tɛ ˈɡu.rɘ/ Syllabification: o‧bie‧cy‧wać zło‧te gó‧ry === Verb === obiecywać złote góry impf (perfective obiecać złote góry) (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) Synonym: obiecywać gruszki na wierzbie ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === ktoś obiecuje złote góry in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN obiecywać złote góry in Polish dictionaries at PWN