promise the moon (English, verb)
expansion: promise the moon (third-person singular simple present promises the moon, present participle promising the moon, simple past and past participle promised the moon)
Senses:
glosses: To make promises that are impossible to fulfill.
tags: figuratively
informal
Forms:
form: promises the moon
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: promising the moon
tags: participle
present
form: promised the moon
tags: participle
past
form: promised the moon
tags: past