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segunda-feira, 13 de fevereiro de 2017

[AMERICAN IDIOMS] WHAT DOES PIE IN THE SKY MEAN?



Once again, it might not necessary be an American English idiom. You may hear it in other varieties of the English language around the globe.

But my question is: DO YOU KNOW WHAT PIE IN THE SKY MEAN?


Let’s read the examples below:










EXAMPLES:



Don’t believe those pie-in-the-sky advertisements you see on TV selling large plots of land for pennies. They are too good to be true.

The salesman promised John that the wrinkle cream would make her skin as soft as a baby’s, but she knew not to believe him. It was pie in the sky.




WHAT DOES PIE IN THE SKY MEAN?


ANSWER: Something that is unrealistic or that can’t be achieved.


Are you able to write one sentence with pie in the sky?

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