семь верст до небес

• СЕМЬ ВЕРСТ ДО НЕБЕС (И ВСЕ ЛЕСОМ) наговорить, наобещать и т.п. coll, humor or iron

[NP; these forms only; adv (quantif); fixed WO]

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⇒ (to say) a lot of things which are either not true or are presented in an unintelligible, long-winded fashion, (to make) a lot of promises (that one has no intention of keeping):

- наговорить{{}}семь верст до небес ≈ say all kinds of things;

- talk a lot of hot air;

- go on at a great rate and leave s.o. baffled;

|| наобещать{{}}семь верст до небес ≈ make s.o. a cartload of (empty) promises;

- promise s.o. the moon (and the stars).