blowing smoke up my ass

Complimenting a person merely to gain something in return.

Joe: That automobile salesman sure thought you were a good driver. Did you hear all the compliments he gave you?

Bob: Yeah. He was just blowing smoke up my ass to get me to buy the car.

blowing smoke up my ass by Old Polecat May 5, 2011

blowing smoke up your ass

A person who gives complements blindly and without thought.

I try to criticize you so that you can improve, but you are not willing to listen. You just want me to always be blowing smoke up your ass.

blowing smoke up your ass by Eluu December 31, 2016

blowing smoke up my ass

Giving a gratuitous and insincere compliment, possibly to deceive. (Can be my, your, his, or her ass, but probably not plural, as in their asses.)

Yeah, sure. Thanks for the kind words, but I think you're blowing smoke up my ass.

blowing smoke up my ass by RSD July 7, 2006

blowing smoke up my ass

to bullshit or lie, to tell a falsehood. originally comes from the era of snake-oil salesmen and traveling hucksters pandering cure-all ointments.

one said cure for many ailments (including constipation) was a "tobacco enema" in which the purveyor would literally blow smoke up the afflicted's rectum with a device created solely for this purpose. obviously people caught on soon enough, and figured out that tobacco enemas were embarrassing as well as useless.

as such, the phrase became the euphemism it is today for selling a line of nonsense to an otherwise naive or unsuspecting rube.

person 1: "did you know that recent studies show that rat feces are as effective as any available wrinkle cream on the market?"

person 2: "you're totally blowing smoke up my ass"

blowing smoke up my ass by waterbrother September 11, 2009

Blowing smoke up your ass

To purposely tell someone what they want to hear but also giving yourself excuses and reassuring someone that what is happening is neither their or your fault.

Teacher 1: Jack told me that he can't take the test tomorrow because he has been really busy even though according to him he thought I did a great job explaining it to him. I think I'm gonna give him an extra week.
Teacher2: Oh please, he's just blowing smoke up your ass

Blowing smoke up your ass by thickjordanianbooty101 June 2, 2020

Blowing bubbles out your ass 

Bullshitter, Someone who lies about important facts.
Wasting other peoples time.

"Stop Blowing Bubbles out your ass and tell me what's really going on here!."

Blowing bubbles out your ass by Paulodox6 September 23, 2013

Blowing sunshine up your ass 

Trump’s preferred Covid-19 cure

Vaccine? Who needs a vaccine? Blowing sunshine up your ass, that’ll get rid of that nasty corona. We have all the best sunshine here. UV, ultraviolet, you name it.

Blowing sunshine up your ass by Legitcures April 23, 2020