talk out of your hat

talk out of your hat
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.)

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  • 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

  • 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 pontifcating …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • talk — 1 verb 1 CONVERSATION (I) to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: talk to: Who was that you were talking to at the party? | talk with: Bob was talking with a pretty woman from the fire department. | talk about/of: We were talking… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • talk — talk1 [ tɔk ] verb *** ▸ 1 communicate ▸ 2 discuss ▸ 3 give lecture ▸ 4 give secret information ▸ 5 achieve something by talking ▸ 6 send information ▸ 7 have power to persuade ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to use words to communicate: Can their… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • talk */*/*/ — I UK [tɔːk] / US [tɔk] verb Word forms talk : present tense I/you/we/they talk he/she/it talks present participle talking past tense talked past participle talked Other ways of saying talk: chat to talk informally in a friendly way: We sat… …   English dictionary

  • hat */*/*/ — UK [hæt] / US noun [countable] Word forms hat : singular hat plural hats 1) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head She was wearing a brown fur hat. 2) informal one particular aspect of someone s duties or responsibilities She has to wear… …   English dictionary

  • hat — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, HIGH HAT, KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT, OLD HAT, PULL OUT OF A HAT, TAKE OFF ONE S HAT TO, TALK THROUGH ONE S HAT, TEN GALLON HAT, THROW ONE S HAT IN THE… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hat — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, HIGH HAT, KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT, OLD HAT, PULL OUT OF A HAT, TAKE OFF ONE S HAT TO, TALK THROUGH ONE S HAT, TEN GALLON HAT, THROW ONE S HAT IN THE… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hat — See: at the drop of a hat, brass hat, hang on to your hat or hold on to your hat or hold your hat, high hat, keep under one s hat, old hat, pull out of a hat, take off one s hat to, talk through one s hat, ten gallon hat, throw one s hat in the… …   Словарь американских идиом

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