empty vessels make most sound

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empty vessels make most noise = empty vessels make most sound

those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative – proverb

Vessel here refers to a hollow container, such as a bowl or cask, rather than a ship.


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be running on empty

have exhausted all your resources or sustenance

1998 - New Scientist - Bateson concluded that a hunted deer may be running on empty for 90 minutes. But Harris argues that this period will be just a few minutes.



empty nester

a person whose children have grown up and left home – informal

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