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noises noun► make the right noisesto use unexceptionable platitudes, to pay lip-service UK, 1976
idiomnoisesmake noises about sthto talk about something that you want, or intend to do, without saying anything direct or definite ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:Hebden's been making noises about not renewing his contract.Some large corporations are making noises about moving to areas where the rent is less expensive.NotePeople often put adjectives, such as 'encouraging', 'hostile', 'soothing' etc in front of 'noises' to show that someone feels a particular way about something:The retail trade is making optimistic noises about shoppers coming back to the High Street.|Tom Harken of Iowa, a progressive Bush-basher, is making presidential noises - rattling Iowans, because nobody else would show up for their caucuses.|Several leading Democrats, in the administration and in Congress, have made hostile noises about health-care reform.make (all) the right noisesto say the things that people expect you to say or the things that are considered correct in a particular situation ◆ often used in newspapers, on television news etc:Robson will make all the right diplomatic noises without giving any secrets away.Employers have asked for change and the new chairman is already making the right noises.
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