Banana oil In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "banana oil", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-01-18 09:01

Banana oil American Australia slang

Disingenuous or silly talk, particularly that which is intended to fawn over someone or exaggerate something.

Stop pouring banana oil in my ear! You will never win my heart!

I don't want to feed you banana oil, but I actually think your score is admirable.

I've had enough of your banana oil! I quit!

a load of baloney

Falsehoods, nonsense, or foolishness

Load of cobblers

Nonsense

corral dust

A slang used to indicate nonsense; lies and exaggeration

déjà moo

The feeling that you've heard this bullcrap before.

(to be) full of baloney

It means the information a person offers is falsehoods, nonsense, or foolishness.

This term has been attributed to Milt Gross, a cartoonist who first used the expression in his comic strips during the 1920s.

The Origin Cited: The free dictionary .

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Something or someone has been somewhere and become so familiar that it is hard for you to accept that place without them.

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He was here for such a long time, so he was part of the furniture.

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