hot air
/ˌhɒt ˈeə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हॉट एअर
कोरी बातें, खोखले वादे, बकवास
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noun
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[U] informal
claims, promises or statements that sound impressive but have no real meaning or truth
कोरी बातें, खोखले वादे, बकवास
- The minister's promises were just hot air.
- Don't believe him; he's full of hot air.
- His speech about change was full of hot air.
+ 2 more examples
- I did not believe the advertisement; it sounded like hot air.
- Politicians sometimes talk a lot of hot air before elections.
§Grammar and usage
Be full of hot air means to talk a lot and make big claims without meaning or doing anything.
Idiom be full of hot air का अर्थ है बहुत बातें और बड़े-बड़े दावे करना, पर उनका कोई अर्थ न होना या कुछ भी न करना।