talk through the back of (one's) neck
talk through the back of (one's) neck
To exaggerate, often to the point of making false or illogical statements. The imagery of the phrase emphasizes that one is not speaking in a straightforward, truthful manner. Oh, you can't trust a word Joe says, he always talks through the back of his neck. Management may be happy with our numbers, but there's no way they give our whole department the day off on Friday—quit talking through the back of your neck.
See also: back, neck, of, talk, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- make a big deal about (something)
- put too fine a point on
- put too fine a point on it
- stretch a point
- stretch a/the point
- make a federal case (out) of (something)
- make a federal case of
- make a federal case out of
- make a federal case out of something
- better left unsaid