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
Vanda-Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Slovak
AdoraciÓN-Spanish
TeriTER-eeEnglish
Benesh-Yiddish
Arda-Turkish
JakobYAH-kawp (German), YAH-kob (Danish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Slovene