BOASTING
full of hot air and full of beans; full of bull; full of it; full of prunes
full of nonsense; talking nonsense. (Slang.)Oh, shut up, Mary. You're full of hot air.Don't pay any attention to Bill. He's full of beans.You're full of it.
shoot one's mouth off
to boast or talk too much; to tell someone's secrets. (Slang.)Don't pay any attention to Bob. He's always shooting his mouth off.Oh, Sally! Stop shooting off your mouth! You don't know what you're talking about.
talk big
to brag or boast; to talk in an intimidating manner. (Slang.)John is always talking big, but he hasn't really accomplished a lot in life.She talks big, but she's harmless.
talk through one's hat
to talk nonsense; to brag and boast. (Informal.)John isn't really as good as he says. He's just talking through his hat.Stop talking through your hat and start being sincere!
throw someone's name around
to impress people by saying you know a famous or influential person. (Informal.)You won't get anywhere around here by throwing the mayor's name around.When you get to the meeting, just throw my name around a bit, and people will pay attention to you.
BOASTING - CONCEIT
full of oneself
conceited; self-important.Mary is very unpopular because she's so full of herself.She doesn't care about other people's feelings. She's too full of herself.
toot one's own horn and blow one's own horn
to boast or praise oneself.Tom is always tooting his own horn. Is he really as good as he says he is?I find it hard to blow my own horn, but I manage.
big talk
n. boasting; exaggerated claims.No more big talk. I want action!I heard nothing but big talk since you got here.
blowhard
n. a braggart; a big talker.You're just a big blowhard.When and if this blowhard finishes, let's go.
blow one's own horn and toot one's own horn
tr. to brag.Gary sure likes to toot his own horn.“I hate to blow my own horn,” said Bill, lying through his teeth.
bullshit artist and bullshitter
n. someone who excels at boasting or lying. (Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.)Jim is such a bullshit artist!He can't talk straight—nothing but a bullshitter.
crapper
n. a braggart. (Crude.)The guy is a crapper and can't be trusted at all.Don't listen to the crapper.
gas
in. to talk nonsense; to brag.Pay no attention. She's just gassing.Stop gassing for a minute and listen.
gasbag
n. a braggart.What's the old gasbag going on about now?Harry is such a gasbag when he gets going about himself.
loose cannon
n. a loudmouth; a braggart.As it turned out, he's not just a loose cannon. He makes sense.Some loose cannon in the State Department has been feeding the press all sorts of crap as a diversion.
sell a wolf ticket and sell wolf tickets
tr. to boast, bluff, or lie. (Originally black.)Freddie is out selling wolf tickets again.Are you trying to sell me a wolf ticket?
talk big
in. to brag; to make grandiose statements.She talks big, but can't produce anything.He has some deep need to talk big. He can't do anything.
throw the bull and throw the crap
tr. to chat; to boast. (Use caution with crap.)Tom could really throw the bull and sound right as rain.You're just throwing the crap. Can it!
windbag and bag of wind
n. a talkative person; a braggart.Quiet, you windbag!She's nothing but a big bag of wind.
woof
in. to boast; to chatter. (Black.)They're just woofing. Ignore them.Stop woofing, Fred. You sound silly.