empty suit
An ineffective or incompetent person in a place of authority.
empty
/ˈɛm(p).ti/
adj 5verb 2noun 1
Collocations
21(adj.)
VERBS
appear, be, feel, lie, look, seem
The house seemed empty after everyone had moved away.
become, end up
After the party, the cookie jar became empty within an hour.
remain, stand, stay
The old warehouse has remained empty for five years now.
leave sth
When the family went on vacation, they left their apartment empty for two weeks.
ADV
completely, quite, totally, utterly
The old warehouse stood completely empty after the company moved to a new location.
almost, nearly, practically, virtually | largely, mostly
half
The coffee cup was half empty by the time she finished her morning meeting.
fairly, relatively
The train was fairly empty when we boarded it early in the morning.
apparently
curiously, horribly
The stadium looked horribly empty after the final match ended.
PREP
of
The refrigerator was empty of milk, so I had to buy some at the store.
(verb.) make sth empty
ADV
completely
After the party, the guests had completely emptied all the bottles of juice.
half
out
The basement flooded, so we had to empty out all the old boxes stored down there.
PREP
of
The workers emptied the warehouse of all its old furniture before the new tenants arrived.
(verb.) become empty
ADV
completely
half
The stadium half emptied when the home team fell behind by ten points.
out
The theater emptied out quickly after the final scene ended.
PREP
into
The rain gutters on our roof empty into the garden below.
of
The parking lot gradually emptied of cars as the concert ended.
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