The man's talking through his hat. He doesn't know the first thing about banking.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
talk through your hat — talk without logic, say unbelievable things, hot air If you tell Dad about building a house in outer space, he ll say you re talking through your hat … English idioms
talk through your hat — informal phrase to talk a lot about a subject that you do not really understand Thesaurus: to talk a lot about other people or unimportant thingssynonym Main entry: talk * * * talk through your hat see ↑talk … Useful english dictionary
be talking through hat — be talking through (your) hat old fashioned, informal to be talking about a subject as if you know a lot about it when in fact you know very little. The man s talking through his hat. He doesn t know the first thing about banking … New idioms dictionary
talk out of your hat — If someone is talking out of their hat, they re talking utter rubbish, especially if compounded with total ignorance of the subject on which they are pontificating. ( Talk through your hat is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
talk out of your hat — If someone is talking out of their hat, they re talking utter rubbish, especially if compounded with total ignorance of the subject on which they are pontificating. ( Talk through your hat is also used.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hat — W3S1 [hæt] n [: Old English; Origin: hAt] 1.) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head ▪ Maria was wearing a beautiful new hat. straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat in a hat ▪ a man in a fur hat bowler hatted/top hatted etc (=wearing a bowler hat,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hat — noun (C) 1 a piece of clothing that you wear on your head: straw/bowler/woolly etc hat: She wore an enormous flowery hat. 2 keep something under your hat informal to keep something secret 3 be wearing your manager s/teacher s etc hat informal to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hat — hatless, adj. hatlessness, n. hatlike, adj. /hat/, n., v., hatted, hatting. n. 1. a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, esp. for wear outdoors. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. the distinctive head covering of a cardinal. b. the… … Universalium
talk through — To explain a process by talking about each part of it in a logical sequence • • • Main Entry: ↑talk * * * talk through [phrasal verb] 1 talk (someone) through (something) : to help (someone) understand or do something by explaining its steps in a … Useful english dictionary
talk through one's hat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To say something without knowing or understanding the facts; talk foolishly or ignorantly. * /John said that the earth is nearer the sun in summer, but the teacher said he was talking through his hat./ … Dictionary of American idioms
