talk through your hat

talk through your hat
talk through your hat informal phrase
to talk a lot about a subject that you do not really understand
Thesaurus: to talk a lot about other people or unimportant thingssynonym
Main entry: talk

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talk through your hat — see talk, 1
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Main Entry:hat

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talk through your ˈhat idiom
(old-fashioned, informal) to say silly things while you are talking about a subject you do not understand
Main entry:talkidiom

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  • talk through your hat — talk without logic, say unbelievable things, hot air    If you tell Dad about building a house in outer space, he ll say you re talking through your hat …   English idioms

  • talk through your hat — informal to talk a lot about a subject that you do not really understand …   English dictionary

  • talk out of your hat — If someone is talking out of their hat, they re talking utter rubbish, especially if compounded with total ignorance of the subject on which they are pontificating. ( Talk through your hat is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • talk out of your hat —    If someone is talking out of their hat, they re talking utter rubbish, especially if compounded with total ignorance of the subject on which they are pontificating. ( Talk through your hat is also used.)   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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  • talk through one's hat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To say something without knowing or understanding the facts; talk foolishly or ignorantly. * /John said that the earth is nearer the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • talk through one's hat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To say something without knowing or understanding the facts; talk foolishly or ignorantly. * /John said that the earth is nearer the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • talk through one’s hat — in. to say baseless things; to speak carelessly and tell lies. □ Pay no attention to my friend here. He’s just talking through his hat. □ You dont know what you are talking about. You’re just talking through your hat …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • talk — talk1 [ tɔk ] verb *** ▸ 1 communicate ▸ 2 discuss ▸ 3 give lecture ▸ 4 give secret information ▸ 5 achieve something by talking ▸ 6 send information ▸ 7 have power to persuade ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to use words to communicate: Can their… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • talk */*/*/ — I UK [tɔːk] / US [tɔk] verb Word forms talk : present tense I/you/we/they talk he/she/it talks present participle talking past tense talked past participle talked Other ways of saying talk: chat to talk informally in a friendly way: We sat… …   English dictionary

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