be 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.
See also: hat, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oliviaə-LIV-ee-ə (English), o-LEE-vyah (Italian, Spanish), o-LEE-vee-ah (German), O-lee-vee-ah (Finnish)English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Alfreds
Cameliakah-MEL-yahRomanian
PlutoPLOO-to (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Elishebai-LISH-ə-bə (English), ee-LISH-ə-bə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Gaufrid-Ancient Germanic