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blow hot air

idiom

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


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    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

    To fail at; to mess up; to make a mistake in.

  8. 08

    blow a fuse

    To lose one's temper; to become enraged.

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