jam tomorrow

Portuguese translation: falsa promessa

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English term or phrase: jam tomorrow

Definition from Macmillan Dictionary:
Something good that is promised but never happens. The phrase "jam tomorrow" was coined by Lewis Carroll in his children's story "Through the Looking Glass". The White Queen tells Alice, "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day."

Example sentence(s):

An innovation pessimist could dismiss [current innovations being fueled by cheap processing power] as "jam tomorrow". But the idea that technology-led growth must either continue unabated or steadily decline, rather than ebbing and flowing, is at odds with history. The Economist
Even though work on the eastern bypass will start very shortly, I am not sure I will truly believe it until I see cars driving up and down it, so talk of a southern link going to Winsford will seem even more like more jam tomorrow. Winsford and Middlewich Guardian
In the coming year, many other high-profile tech unicorns will face similar challenges. They’ll will do well to focus on being smaller, profitable companies than larger ones promising jam tomorrow. Wired

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Portuguese translation:falsa promessa

Definition:
promessa que nunca é cumprida

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falsa promessa

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promessa nunca cumprida

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falsa promessa

Definition from own experience or research:
promessa que nunca é cumprida

Example sentence(s):

Falsa promessa de emprego atrai brasileiros ao Japão - BBC

Explanation:
Jam tomorrow or jam to-morrow (older spelling) is an expression for a never-fulfilled promise. It originates from Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_tomorrow

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promessa nunca cumprida

Definition from Google books:
Uma espera eterna por uma promessa nunca cumprida

Example sentence(s):

Para que as possibilidades do setor deixem de ser uma promessa nunca cumprida, investe-se na melhoria dos grãos, inclusive na produção orgânica ... - Google Books

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