absolute nonsense

collocation in English

meaningsofabsoluteandnonsense

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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nonsense
noun
uk
/ˈnɒn.səns/us
/ˈnɑːn.sens/
an idea, something said or written, or behaviour that is silly ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandnonsensefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabsolute nonsense

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This is anabsolutenonsense, and the labelling is designed to fool the consumers.
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That wasabsolutenonsense, but it was politics.
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To say that an agreement on these lines is a waste of time isabsolutenonsense.
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To talk of equality of opportunity as long as we have this disparity in the size of classes isabsolutenonsense.
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That isabsolutenonsense; the economy would not have recovered if we had not tackled borrowing.
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Clearly and emphatically the first two lines areabsolutenonsense.
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It isabsolutenonsenseto talk about own- ing or selling a river.
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This isabsolutenonsenseand it is about time that it was stopped.
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It is a phrase that is so often used about many problems, and, in my view, it isabsolutenonsense.
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To pretend that we would not isabsolutenonsense.
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That isabsolutenonsense; the figures are available to everybody.
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So that to say that it is in the interests of our own fishermen is, in my submission,absolutenonsense.
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Therefore, to suggest that the amendments will produce much more litigation isabsolutenonsense.
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It isabsolutenonsenseto talk of a doctor working 365 days a year and 24 hours a day without time off.
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That seems to be complete andabsolutenonsense.
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It isabsolutenonsenseto think of it.
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It isabsolutenonsensefor anybody to say that it is impossible to imagine a conventional war.
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To have a terminal in my constituency isabsolutenonsense.
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It is anabsolutenonsensethat it should exist.
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