talk through one's hat

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts. idiomatic
    — "Mr. Pride said to me a moment ago that they spoke better English in Boston than any other place in the world." "Did he, though, Lady Lawless? That's good. Well, I guess he was only talking through his hat."
  2. To assert something as true or valid; to bluff. idiomatic
    — No, sir, she yust standing pat, / And vonce more she tal her father, / “Yu ban talking tru yure hat!”

词形变化

talks through one's hat present,singular,third-person talking through one's hat participle,present talked through one's hat participle,past talked through one's hat past

词源

Attested from the late 19th century in the United States in the sense of “bluff”; the sense “speak without authority or knowledge” developed later. Although some people speculate a connection to a former requirement that British Members of Parliament wear hats, the connection is implausible.
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