hot air vs understanding

hot air

noun
  • Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon. 

  • Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster. 

understanding

noun
  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

How often have the words hot air and understanding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )