[Idiom] FULL OF HOT AIR. - Explore Expressions for Empty Talks
Full of hot air.
/fʊl ʌv hɒt ɛər/
To speak without saying anything of value.
Being "full of hot air" originally alluded to steam engines and balloons that physically filled with heated air to operate or rise. Figuratively, it now refers to people who talk a lot but provide little substance in their words, similar to how hot air fills space without solid matter.
Example Sentences
Don't listen to him, he's just full of hot, air.
He is considered to be speaking without substance or truth, so his words should not be taken seriously.
She can make big claims, but I think she's full of hot air.
Her ambitious claims are likely exaggerated and not based in reality.
Whenever he starts boasting, we just nod because we know he's full of hot air.
His boasts are often dismissed as exaggerated and lacking in truth.