The
saying “blow smoke” means to speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose,
or truth. In other words, it simply means to speak nonsense.
For Example:
“Are these
"statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?”
This is the Idiom #19 in the List of 100 commonly used Idioms in everyday English (Top 100 famous Idioms). By introducing this list of notable idioms to English learners and ESL students as you, we believe that your English will sound more like a native and you can easily understand what native speakers are saying. Please like and share this list with your friends if you think it is helpful - the full list is here.
