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Collocations for nonsense - noun

ADJECTIVE

absolute, arrant (old-fashioned), complete, pure, sheer, total, utter
Most of his theories are arrant nonsense.
superstitious
You don't believe that superstitious nonsense, do you?

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VERB + nonsense

spout, talk
Don't talk nonsense!
put up with, stand for
I'm not going to stand for any more of this nonsense.
stop
Just stop this nonsense of refusing to talk to anybody.
believe

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PREPOSITION

nonsense about
What's all this nonsense about you giving up your job?

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PHRASES

a load of nonsense, a lot of nonsense
People are talking a lot of nonsense about him being the new Michael Jordan.
make a nonsense of sth (BrE), make nonsense of sth
This decision makes nonsense of all our hard work.

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