promise (one) the earth
promise (one) the earth
To promise one something that is not feasible or cannot be done. Your clients will come to distrust you if you keep promising them the earth and then inevitably fail to deliver.
See also: earth, promise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
promise the earth
If someone promises the earth, they promise to give people things that they cannot in fact possibly give them. `Politicians have lost credibility,' he complained, `they promise the earth and don't deliver.'
See also: earth, promise
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- promise the earth
- promising
- promise (one) the world
- promise someone the moon
- promise the moon
- promise the moon/earth/world
- promise (one) the moon
- keep a promise
- keep (one's) promise
- breach of promise