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Jemandem das Blaue vom Himmel lügen
In German
Jemandem das Blaue vom Himmel lügen
ye-man-dem das blau-e fom him-mel lyu-gen
🇬🇧 English
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🇮🇹 Italiano
📖 Literal Translation
To lie the blue from the sky to someone
💡 Meaning
To tell incredible or exaggerated lies, to deceive someone with grand promises.
🌍 Equivalent:"To promise someone the moon"
📜 Origin:The idiom emphasizes the extreme nature of the lies, implying they are so grand they could even change the color of the sky.
Example Sentences
1
Er hat ihr das Blaue vom Himmel gelogen, um sie zu überzeugen.
He told her incredible lies (literally, lied the blue from the sky) to convince her.
2
Glaub ihm kein Wort, er lügt dir das Blaue vom Himmel.
Don't believe a word he says; he's telling you incredible lies.