talk through one's hat
English
Verb
- (idiomatic) To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.
- c. 1900, Gilbert Parker, "At The Sign Of The Eagle":
- "Mr. Pride said to me a moment ago that they spoke better English in Boston than any other place in the world."
- "Did he, though, Lady Lawless? That's good. Well, I guess he was only talking through his hat."
- c. 1900, Gilbert Parker, "At The Sign Of The Eagle":
- (idiomatic) To assert something as true or valid; to bluff.
- 1922, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 14, in Right Ho, Jeeves:
- He's conceited and opinionative and argues all the time, even when he knows perfectly well that he's talking through his hat.
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Translations
to speak lacking knowledge
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to bluff
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