full of it

Idioms  

1. 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 .

2. 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 .

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Example Sentences

I interviewed Flores and Macias at the site of their choice to size them up and decide who came off as truthful and who was full of it.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Salon

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.

From Salon

“There’s these few people in our congregation who everybody knows is full of it.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We're a town with strong legs and can walk up big hills, and this is just another big hill we've got to get over. There's inspiration everywhere you look really, whether it's people or places - the town is full of it."

From BBC