A whole lot of nothing
When you have nothing but you don’t want to admit it and you make it sound important
He had a whole lot of nothing for his project. It was just a piece of paper and a pencil that barely worked.
She had a whole lot of nothing to wear. It was just a shirt with a hole and a sock that smelled like the inside of a trash can.
The room was a whole lot of nothing. Just a chair that creaked and a light that flickered like it was about to die.