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Pie in the Sky

What it means

A reward promised for later that shows every sign of never actually arriving.

Where it comes from

It comes from Joe Hill's 1911 union song The Preacher and the Slave, which mocks preachers for telling hungry men they would get pie in the sky when they died.

The puzzle it came from

Pie in the Sky was the answer to the Phrasicle of July 10, 2025. The clue read ____ in the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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Phrasicle: Pie in the Sky

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