talk out of one's ass
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talk out of one's ass (third-person singular simple present talks out of one's ass, present participle talking out of one's ass, simple past and past participle talked out of one's ass)
- (Canada, US, idiomatic, vulgar) To exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense.
- 2016 April 7, Brendan Gauthier, “‘Talking out of his ass’: Stephen Colbert loses patience with Donald Trump’s ignorance”, in salon.com, retrieved 6 December 2107:
- "We looked it up," Colbert said. "And the Department of Environmental does not exist, meaning Trump is either talking out of his ass or he's already eliminated it."
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- general
- in lieu of occupational competence
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