piecrusts

promises are like pie crust(s): (easily made,) easily broken

Promises are as thin and fragile as pie crust, and people make them so often but are rarely inclined to keep them. "Pie crust" is often written as a single word. A: "He promised to help me study for my exam, but he didn't show up!" B: "Well, promises are like pie crusts, Sarah—easily made, easily broken." A: "I promise that I will never do something like that again." B: "Not good enough, Tom. Promises are like piecrust—easily broken."
See also: broken, easily, like, pie, promise

promises are like pie crust(s): (they are) made to be broken

Promises are as thin and fragile as pie crust, and people make them so often but are rarely inclined to keep them. "Pie crust" is often written as a single word. A: "He promised to help me study for my exam, but he didn't show up!" B: "Well, promises are like pie crusts, Sarah—made to be broken." A: "I promise that I will never do something like that again." B: "Not good enough, Tom. Promises are like piecrust—they're made to be broken."
See also: broken, like, made, pie, promise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • piecrust
  • promises are like pie crust(s): (easily made,) easily broken
  • promises are like pie crust(s): (they are) made to be broken
  • Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken
  • breathe
  • breathe (something) to (someone)
  • be in the market for
  • find (oneself) in the market for (something)
  • gift horse
  • a gift horse
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Our cow is a Jersey and is the source of our delicious, naturally rich, colored butter, that is high in Omega-3; of which we eat a lot on our homemade wheat bread, and I use it for all my baking and cooking, except piecrusts. I haven't found an accurate recipe yet on how to use butter for nice piecrusts, so I use lard for those.
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