full of it

full of it
full of hot air & full of beans & full of bull & full of it & full of prunes
Fig. full of nonsense; talking nonsense. •

Oh, shut up, Mary. You're full of hot air.

Don't pay any attention to Bill. He's full of beans.

My English professor is full of bull.

You're full of it.

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See: FULL OF THE OLD NICK.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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