MEME REFERENCE

I Was Told There Would Be Cake

Complain that an advertised benefit or incentive never materialized.

What it expresses

Participation was motivated by an expectation that was not met.

Example

I joined the workshop for the promised hands-on practice. It was all slides.

When not to use it

Nobody promised the benefit and the expectation was invented afterward.

• broken-promise
• disappointment
• missing-benefit