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empty promise
noun as in pie in the sky
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Offering “choice” is an empty promise if parents can’t find or afford a private school.
From Slate
“It’s an empty promise toward our people. How can you apologize for a genocide while commiting a genocide in Palestine?”
From Salon
“Donald Trump makes empty promise after empty promise to American workers, but never delivers,” Harris said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times
“Never again must never be an empty promise,” he said.
From Slate
Labour said the announcement was the "latest empty promise" from the Tories on health.
From BBC
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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