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- СЕМЬ ВЁРСТ ДО НЕБЕС (И ВСЁ ЛЕСОМ) наговорить, наобещать и т. п. coll, humor or iron
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these forms only
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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 - - say all kinds of thingstalk a lot of hot air go on at a great rate and leave s.o. baffledнаобещать - - make s.o. a cartload of (empty) promisespromise s.o. the moon (and the stars).
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.