Full of Hot Air In english explanation

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

author Regina Tuyen Le calendar 2021-07-13 03:07

Meaning of Full of Hot Air

Synonyms:

(to be) full of beans , full of it , be full of bull , full of prunes , big-mouthed , illogical , senseless

Full of Hot Air adjective phrase informal

Used to describe a person who talks a lot, but does not say any meaning or value

Don't believe him. He's just full of hot air.

Lisa is full of hot air. You know, she always boasts about how much money she has made.

Other phrases about:

a load of baloney
Falsehoods, nonsense, or foolishness
blow your own trumpet
Show off or brag about yourself
Lay it on with a trowel
This idiom is used to flatter, exaggerate and overstate praise, excuses, or blame, ect.
Cry Wolf
Used to show that someone is claiming that something is happening when it is not or giving a false alarm
Load of cobblers

Nonsense 

Origin of Full of Hot Air

This idiom first appeared in the later half of the nineteen century. It was first mentioned in Mark Twain's 1873 book Gilded Age: " The most airy shemes inflated the hot air in the Capital."

The Origin Cited: writingexplained.org .
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