talk rot

talk rot

1. To say foolish things; to talk of nonsense. Don't pay Jonathan any mind, Mary, he's just talking rot again.
2. To exaggerate one's achievements or knowledge of some subject; to bluff or boast. Dorothy keeps saying she can outrun anyone in our school, but she's talking rot if you ask me. It seemed like the candidate was talking rot for a while when the debate turned to the topic of tax policy and law.
See also: rot, talk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • talk through (one's) hat
  • talk through hat
  • talk through one’s hat
  • talk through one's hat
  • talk through your hat
  • talk out of (one's) hat
  • talk through one's hat, to
  • talk out of the back of (one's) head
References in periodicals archive
"Don't talk rot, Collymore, he's a wide-man who doesn't have the A-percentages and strike-rate to play through the middle," has been the gist of it.
Why Marcus Rashford proved me right with performance against PSG; The Manchester United forward slotted home a late penalty to secure his side's place in the Champions League last-eight
"Don't talk rot, Collymore, he's a wide-man who doesn't have the percentages and strike-rate to play through the middle," has been the gist of it.
One giant leap for Mankind; STAN COLLYMORE
HE told me not to talk rot and to stay off parade, and if any officer came along I was to tell him that I was cleaning the tents up.
MORNING SERIAL