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full of it
Talking nonsense, as in He claims to have fixed the dock, but I think he's full of it . This usage is a euphemism for ruder idioms like full of crap .
Also, full of the devil . Mischievous, naughty. For example, The youngsters were full of it today, giving the teacher a hard time , or Bill is full of the devil, hiding his roommate's clothes and teasing him mercilessly .
Example Sentences
He waxes poetic about the importance of "prevention." to the point where even those of us who know he's full of it can get sucked in, at least until we remember that he rejects the single most important form of preventive care ever developed.
The first chaotic administration was full of it: Who was warring with whom, bending Trump’s ear, or allying with former enemies was often the stuff of outrageous, breathless news cycles—but it doubled as the actual tea leaves that determined policy.
“If anybody out there thinks I’m somehow now going to have a platoon full of Never Trumpers they’re full of it. It’s ridiculous.”
You can see from the look on Gonzales's face and those of others in the audience, that they knew he was full of it.
“There’s these few people in our congregation who everybody knows is full of it.”
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