B1 — Intermediate💼 Work & Money
Vendere fumo
To sell snake oil / to be all talk
Literal Translation
"To sell smoke"
What it means
To promise things one cannot deliver; to deceive with empty words
Example in context
"Quel consulente vende solo fumo — non ha mai realizzato niente di concreto."
"That consultant is selling snake oil — he never delivers anything concrete."
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