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stuff and nonsense
Idioms and Phrases
Utter foolishness or absurdity, as in Stuff and nonsense, of course I can pack a suitcase . Often used as an interjection, this idiom employs stuff in the sense of “rubbish.” It was first recorded in 1749.Example Sentences
In a show of support for his new colleague, Salmond said his political opponents’ focus on her past party membership was “stuff and nonsense”.
Eltenton’s boss at Shell dismissed the American accusations as “stuff and nonsense.”
As for Princess Margaret, she never quite understood the stuff and nonsense to which she found herself drawn.
On Wednesday Clark called the U.S. allegations "stuff and nonsense," noting that in May Emirates said it would pay $700 million in dividends to its Dubai government owners and $300 million in bonuses to employees.
True art is when the human psyche's lust for stuff and nonsense is baldly and boldly revealed so that we all weep with shame at just how pathetically self-indulgent we have become.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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