talk through one's hat, to
talk through one's hat
Fig. to brag or exaggerate; to talk nonsense. That can't be so! You are just talking through your hat! Pay no attention to Mary. She is just talking through her hat.
See also: hat, talk, through
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
talk through one's hat
Talk nonsense; also, hold forth about something one knows very little about. For example, He was talking through his hat when he described the shipwreck, or Mother went on and on about various screwdrivers but in fact she was talking through her hat . The allusion in this idiom makes no sense either, which may be the point. [Late 1800s]
See also: hat, talk, through
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
talk through (one's) hat
1. To talk nonsense.
2. To bluff.
See also: hat, talk, through
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
talk through one's hat, to
To talk nonsense; to pontificate about something one knows little or nothing about. This late nineteenth-century expression calls up an image that makes no sense whatever. Theodore Pratt (Thunder Mountain, 1944) added a little meaning to it, writing, “You’re talking through your hat, and your hat is full of holes.”
See also: talk, through
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- be talking through (one's) hat
- be talking through your hat
- ears must be burning
- waste one's breath, to
- be like talking to a brick wall
- talk to a brick wall
- telephone
- nice
- eavesdroppers never hear any good of themselves
- listeners never hear any good of themselves