hot air
Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Don't listen to him, it is all just hot air.”
“The politician promised many new changes, but the voters realized it was mostly hot air.”
“Despite the manager's grand promises of a company-wide bonus, the staff dismissed his speech as nothing more than hot air.”
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air one's dirty laundry in public
To reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
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air one's dirty linen in public
Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.
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air out
To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate.
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air rage
Aggressive, disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.
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air sandwich
A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the middle.
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baking hot
Very hot.
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blow hot air
To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
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blow hot and cold
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
Last updated August 10, 2026