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
Hugleikr-Ancient Scandinavian
Ibrahima-Western African
MikaelMEE-kah-elSwedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Jacobohah-KO-boSpanish
TigernÁN-Irish
BobbieBAH-beeEnglish