blow hot air

English

Verb

blow hot air (third-person singular simple present blows hot air, present participle blowing hot air, simple past blew hot air, past participle blown hot air)

  1. (idiomatic) To engage in empty or exaggerated talk that lacks substance, credibility, or truth; to bluster.
    • 1972, Ralph Bakshi, Fritz the Cat:
      Ralph (Pig Cop #2): ALRIGHT, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?! BREAK IT UP!
      Duke: Cool it, officer. He's just blowing hot air. No one's paying no mind.
      Fritz: Come the revolution, there gonna be no more limousines! Come the revolution, there gonna be no more strawberries and cream! See?!
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