talk through one's hat

Meaning: (idiomatic)To speak lackingexpertise,authority, or knowledge; toinventorfabricatefacts.Synonym:talk through one's assc.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 onlytalking through his hat."; (idiomatic)Toassertsomething as true orvalid; tobluff.1905, “The Norsk Nightingale”, inPopular Mechanics‎[1], page478:No, sir, she yust standing pat, / And vonce more she tal her father, / “Yu bantalking tru yure hat!”1922,P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 14, inRight Ho, Jeeves:He's conceited and opinionative and argues all the time, even when he knows perfectly well that he'stalking through his hat.

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