talk through one's hat

talk through one's hat
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.

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{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. 2013.

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