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Fine words butter no parsnips |
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Fine words butter no parsnips. Prov. Just because someone promises something does not guarantee that he or she will do it. (Can be used as a rebuke, implying that the person you are addressing is promising something he or she will not do, as in the second example.) Sue: Tom promised he would buy me any house I want if I marry him! Jane: Fine words butter no parsnips. Fred: Sweetheart, I'm very sorry I've been so short-tempered. I'll never, never be like that anymore. Ellen: Fine words butter no parsnips. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Let us leave him to his fate, and consider whether manners maketh man or whether, on the contrary, fine words butter no parsnips. But just as fine words butter no parsnips, cold phrases should cook no geese. |
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