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talk through one's hat
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.talk through one's hat - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"bullshit, fake, bulldissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" |
Translationshat (hӕt) noun a covering for the head, usually worn out of doors. He raised his hat as the lady approached. 帽子 帽子ˈhatter noun a person who makes or sells hats. 製帽的人 制帽的人hat trick (in football) three goals scored by one player in a match. (足球)帽子戲法(同一球員踢進三球) （球类运动中）一人连得三分 keep (something) under one's hat to keep (something) secret. Keep it under your hat but I'm getting married next week. 保密 保密pass/send round the hat to ask for or collect money on someone's behalf. 募捐 募捐take one's hat off to to admire (someone) for doing something. 表示欽佩 向...（脱帽）致敬 talk through one's hat to talk nonsense. 胡說八道 吹牛，胡说八道 talk through one's hat
talk through (one's) hat1. To say foolish things; to talk nonsense. Don't pay Jonathan any mind, Mary, he's just talking through his hat again.2. To exaggerate one's achievements or knowledge; to bluff or boast. Dorothy keeps saying she can outrun anyone in our school, but she's talking through her hat if you ask me. It seemed like the candidate was talking through his hat for a while when the debate turned to the topic of tax policy.See also: hat, talk, throughtalk through one's hatTalk 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, throughtalk through one's hat, toTo 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, throughFinancialSeeHattalk through one's hat
Synonyms for talk through one's hatverb speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truthsSynonymsRelated Words- dissemble
- feign
- pretend
- sham
- affect
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