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hot air

noun

Informal.
  1. empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing.

    His report on the company's progress was just so much hot air.



hot air

noun

  1. informalempty and usually boastful talk

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hot air1

1835–45 for literal sense
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Idioms and Phrases

Empty, exaggerated talk, as in That last speech of his was pure hot air. It is also put as full of hot air, as in Pay no attention to Howard—he's full of hot air. This metaphoric term transfers heated air to vaporous talk. [Late 1800s]
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The hot air can otherwise get trapped on the second floor, where you may be trying to sleep.

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Some computer models are hinting at a hotter spell unfolding towards the end of the first week of June, as we may import a plume hot air from the near continent.

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We may see some hot air move in from Europe around 10 June, potentially pushing temperatures into the high 20s or low 30s.

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The following year, he and other local lawmakers passed rules against buildings blasting out hot air.

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Shults’ film tries to blow this persona up to new heights, but only fills it with hot air.

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