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1 promises are like piecrust, made to be broken
≅ хто рад обіцяти, той не має охоти дати хто багато обіцяє, той рідко слова дотримує обітницям не радуйся обіцянка дурням радість по обіцянку треба швидкого коняEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > promises are like piecrust, made to be broken
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2 piecrust
nскоринка пирогаpromises are like piecrust, made to be broken — присл. казав пан «кожух дам», та слово його тепле
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3 piecrust
['paɪkrʌst]nскори́нка пирога́••promises are like piecrust, made to be broken присл. — каза́в пан кожу́х дам, та сло́во його́ те́пле
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4 _обіцянка
a bargain is a bargain be slow to promise and quick to perform between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter expect nothing from him who promises a great deal a man that breaks his word bids others be false to him mankind lives on promises many promises lessen confidence men apt to promise are apt to forget no greater promises than those who have nothing to give perform whatever you promise a promise is a debt promise little, but do much promises are like piecrust, made to be broken promises don't fill the belly
См. также в других словарях:
promises, like pie-crust, are made to be broken — 1681 Heraclitus Ridens 16 Aug. He makes no more of breaking Acts of Parliaments, than if they were like Promises and Pie crust made to be broken. 1871 TROLLOPE Ralph the Heir II. iv. ‘Promises like that are mere pie crust,’ said Ralph. 1981… … Proverbs new dictionary
