full of hot air

full of hot air

Full of lies, exaggerations, or nonsense. Oh, you can't believe a word that guy says—he's full of hot air. Not one bit of snow at all—those meteorologists are full of hot air.
See also: air, full, hot, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

full of hot air

 and full of beans; full of bull; full of it; full of prunes
Fig. full of nonsense; talking nonsense. Oh, shut up, Mary. You're full of hot air. Don't pay any attention to Bill. He's full of beans. My English professor is full of bull. You're full of it.
See also: air, full, hot, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

full of hot air

and full of bull and full of it
mod. full of nonsense. You’re so full of hot air. I don’t believe you. Go on! You’re full of bull! You’re full of it, not me!
See also: air, full, hot, of
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • full of bull
  • full of years
  • be not the full quid
  • quid
  • full of hops
  • be full of (oneself)
  • full circle, come
  • not the full shilling
  • be full of beans
  • glass
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But if you are like me and don't trust promises, or campaign pledges, if you think politicians are full of hot air, then look for something more substantial.
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Is it just a talking-shop, full of hot air and time-servers?
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One of the ECs confided to a friend: HP is full of hot air. HP struts around like a peacock at work.
We aren't just full of hot air -- we are closing in on you from every direction, from Sinai and from Damascus and more.
Fishy, full of hot air and not to everyone's taste.
Experts were celebrated and then shown to be full of hot air. Journalists became cheerleaders for the Iraq War, then changed their minds and charged that the war had actually been caused by a conspiracy of Zionist lobbyists.
It wasn't just the balloon which was full of hot air as Jamie really blasted her.
We'll agree, but as they say there's no such thing as bad publicity--even if it's full of hot air.