лить воду

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “to pour water.”

Verb

лить воду • (litʹ vodu) impf

  1. to ramble or pad out speech without saying much useful; to waffle
    Synonyms: переливать из пустого в порожнее (perelivatʹ iz pustovo v porožneje), врать с три короба (vratʹ s tri koroba)
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