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blow hot air

idiom
Meaning

To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.


Examples
SIMPLE

Don't listen to him, he is just blowing hot air.

CONTEXTUAL

The politician promised to lower taxes, but everyone knew he was just blowing hot air to win votes.

COMPLEX

Despite his grandiose claims of revolutionizing the industry, his presentation was ultimately revealed to be nothing more than empty rhetoric and blowing hot air.

Anchors to
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    air one's dirty laundry in public

    To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.

  2. 02

    air one's dirty linen in public

    Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.

  3. 03

    air out

    To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.

  4. 04

    air rage

    Aggressive, disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.

  5. 05

    air sandwich

    A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the middle.

  6. 06

    baking hot

    Very hot.

  7. 07

    blow a fuse

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

  8. 08

    blow a hole through

    To destroy the integrity or cohesion of.

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