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stuff and nonsense



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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.
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Hewing to genre conventions, Iris frees herself from Josh’s control and fights back, forcing him to whip up a plan B involving a fine-spun alibi made of stuff and nonsense.

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In a show of support for his new colleague, Salmond said his political opponents’ focus on her past party membership was “stuff and nonsense”.

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Eltenton’s boss at Shell dismissed the American accusations as “stuff and nonsense.”

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As for Princess Margaret, she never quite understood the stuff and nonsense to which she found herself drawn.

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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.

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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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