Sentence examples of "pie in the sky" in English
Tim's employer promised him pie in the sky benefits.
Tims Arbeitgeber hat ihm das Blaue vom Himmel versprochen.
There are more stars in the sky than I can count.
Es sind mehr Sterne am Himmel, als ich zählen kann.
There are so many stars in the sky, I can't count them all.
Es sind so viele Sterne am Himmel, ich kann sie nicht alle zählen.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
Sie wurde gerade eine Generation nach der Sklaverei geboren ; in einer Zeit, als es keine Autos auf der Straße und keine Flugzeuge am Himmel gab ; als jemand wie sie aus zwei Gründen nicht wählen konnte — weil sie eine Frau ist und wegen ihrer Hautfarbe.
When I got out of bed, the sun was already high in the sky.
Als ich aus dem Bett stieg, war die Sonne schon hoch am Himmel.
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