English Dictionary

promises, promises

phrase

(humorous) A response to a promise suggesting doubt that the promise will be kept.

He made promises, promises, but never kept them.

意味（1）

(humorous) A response to a promise suggesting doubt that the promise will be kept.

意味（2）

(humorous or sarcastic) A response to a threat, implying that the threat is empty and, often, also that it is ineffective because it involves something that the person threatened would actually like to happen.