10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALK THROUGH ONE'S HAT»
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[From a traditional method of making impromptu collections of money.,] take one's
hat off to (someone) (inf) to admire (someone) for doing something: / take my hat
off to that woman for bringing up five children on her own. talk through one's hat ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... figurative usage was first recorded in 1410. through one's hat 0 See TALK
THROUGH ONE'S HAT. through one's head 0 See GET THROUGH ONE'S HEAD
. through one's mind 458 through one's mind 0 See CROss.
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1001 IDIOMS TO MASTER YOUR ENGLISH
Talk through one's hat—Not know what you are talking about E.g. Don't listen to
him. He is talking through his hat. To keep something under one's hat—Keep it a
secret E.g. He won one million dollars in a lottery, but he kept it under his hat.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
all around my hat!; bad hat; black hat; eat (one's) hat; hang up (one's) hat; I'll have
your hat! ; keep under (one's) hat; old hat; pass round the hat; shoot that hat! ; talk
through (one's) hat; what a shocking bad hat!; where did you get that hat?—11 ...
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
talk through one's hat colloa 1 to talk nonsense. 2 to deceive or bluff. • throw
one's hat into the ring see under ring1. • wear several hats or another hat, etc to
act in several roles or capacities. ©Anglo-Saxon haet. hatband c» noun a band of
...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
take one's hat off to (someone) (in/) to admire (someone) for doing something: /
take my hat off to that woman for bringing up five children on her own. talk
through one's hat (in/) to talk nonsense: Don't believe what he says — he always
talks ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Chambers concise dictionary
... take one's hat off to someone colloq to admire or praise them, especially for
some particular achievement, talk through one's hat colloq to talk nonsense,
throw one's hat into the ring see under RING1 wear several hats or another hat,
etc to ...
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Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus
talk through one's hat* chatter, talk nonsense, make foolish statements; see
BABBLE. — throw one's hat into the ring enter a contest, run for office, enter
politics; see CAMPAIGN. — under one's hat* confidential, private, hidden; see
SECRET 1.
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Webster's New World Thesaurus
talk through one's hat* chatter, talk nonsense, make foolish statements; see
BABBLE. — throw one's hat into the ring enter a contest, run for office, enter
politics; see CAMPAIGN. — under one's hat* confidential, private, hidden; see
SECRET 1.
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Hats and Headwear around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia: ...
... in hand—to imply deference, humble demeanor, or ask/beg for a favor talk
through one's hat—verbal communication of falsehoods or unsubstantiated
speculation toss [or throw] a hat into the ring—an individual's declaration of
participation, ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALK THROUGH ONE'S HAT»
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Know your English — 11-2-14
One way of pronouncing the word is 'HACK-nid' with the stress on the first syllable. Some people ... What is the meaning and origin of 'talk through one's hat'? «The Hindu, Feb 14»
“Greeks will start begging soon” says Turkish State Minister
So as it's seen only one year, in 2009, Turkey had negative growth, when global crisis severely affected whole world. ... Don't talk through one's hat please. «Greek Reporter, Apr 11»
