talk through one’s hat



talk through one’s hat

in. to say baseless things; to speak carelessly and tell lies. You don’t know what you are talking about. You’re just talking through your hat.
See also: hat, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CleophasKLEE-ə-fəs (English)Biblical
LukasLOO-kahs (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian
Cyneweard-Anglo-Saxon
Christiana[.kristi'ænə]
GautamaGAW-ta-maSanskrit
KseniyaKSYE-nee-yahRussian