verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

talk through one's hat

talk through one's hat · talks through one's hat · talked through one's hat · talking through one's hat

подделать, притворяться, подделывать

auf den Arm nehmen, wie der Blinde von der Farbe reden, zum Narren halten, keinen blassen Schimmer haben

To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledgeTo speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.

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Meaning

2 senses

(idiomatic)To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.
keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wie der Blinde von der Farbe reden
speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
(idiomatic)To assert something as true or valid; to bluff.
auf den Arm nehmen, einen Bären aufbinden, zum Narren halten

Examples

1 sentences

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Translations

4 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to speak lacking knowledge:

to bluff:

Origin

Attested from the late 19th century in the United States in the sense of “bluff”; the sens

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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Forms

talks through one's hat, talking through one's hat, talked through one's hat, talked through one's hat

Base form	talk through one's hat · to talk through one's hat
3rd person singular	talks through one's hat
Present participle	talking through one's hat
Past simple	talked through one's hat
Past participle	talked through one's hat

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	talk through one's hat
he, she, it	talks through one's hat

Past simpleLesson

all persons

talked through one's hat

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have talked through one's hat
he, she, it	has talked through one's hat

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will talk through one's hat

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths:bull fake

Word family

1 related words

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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle