goldene Berge versprechen

to promise the moon/make extravagant promises

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Noun

Berge Pl.

Verb

versprechen

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

In a sentence

Der Verkäufer verspricht goldene Berge, doch das Produkt taugt nichts.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to promise the moon/make extravagant promises' (conceptual core: unrealistic promises). Colloquial register. Use when criticizing a politician or salesperson. Nuance: implies skepticism; the promises are not believable.

Other verbs that go with Berge

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• Berge versetzento move mountains
• über alle Berge seinto be long gone/have disappeared

All collocations with Berge

Other collocations built on versprechen

• Profit versprechento promise profit