talking through his hat

  • 1be talking through your hat — be talking through (your) hat old fashioned, informal to be talking about a subject as if you know a lot about it when in fact you know very little. The man s talking through his hat. He doesn t know the first thing about banking …

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  • 2be talking through hat — be talking through (your) hat old fashioned, informal to be talking about a subject as if you know a lot about it when in fact you know very little. The man s talking through his hat. He doesn t know the first thing about banking …

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  • 3hat — hatless, adj. hatlessness, n. hatlike, adj. /hat/, n., v., hatted, hatting. n. 1. a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, esp. for wear outdoors. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. the distinctive head covering of a cardinal. b. the… …

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  • 4talk 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./ …

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  • 5talk 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./ …

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  • 6talk through — To explain a process by talking about each part of it in a logical sequence • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * talk through [phrasal verb] 1 talk (someone) through (something) : to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a …

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  • 7talk 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 …

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  • 8talk through one's hat — make exaggerated or inaccurate statements He is always talking through his hat and you never know if you can believe him or not. Digest 16/2002 to speak without authority on some topic; to talk nonsense Some people drink too much alcohol and then …

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  • 9talk through one's hat — verb a) To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts. Mr. Pride said to me a moment ago that they spoke better English in Boston than any other place in the world. b) To assert something as true or …

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  • 10talk\ 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 …

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