| 单词 | blue sky and hot air |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue sky and hot air a. Originally blue sky and hot air. Of securities and other investments: sold under false pretences so as to increase the profits of the seller or dealer; financially unsound; fraudulently sold. Of a person, organization, etc.: involved in the sale of such items. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [adjective] > defrauding or swindling cheatingc1555 sharking1608 shaving1611 rooking1631 sharping1691 black-legged1761 swindling1774 managed1810 cooked1849 bunco-steering1875 blue sky and hot air1905 blue skies1925 1905 Washington Post 11 Feb. 9/4 The securities described by Cowell were referred to by him as ‘blue sky and hot air’.] 1905 Chicago Tribune 26 Feb. 12 He furnished huge piles of worthless securities to Lowell, which he termed ‘blue sky and hot air’ securities. 1914 Commerc. West 18 Apr. 16/2 Much confusion over what is ‘Blue Sky’ and should be prohibited and what is legitimate and should be given freedom of trade. 1919 Detective Story Mag. 28 59 That's where old Johnny McGrue had it on you blue-sky merchants. 1943 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) 29 Dec. 2/5 He said there was an undercover move to abolish the Securities and Exchange Commission to permit again the sale of blue sky stocks. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 76/1 Criminal convictions of alleged ‘blue sky’ land dealer. 2001 Golf Mag. Feb. 109/2 I can show you on a daily basis the number of blue-sky investments that come across my desk. < as lemmas |
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