talk through one's hat

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发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

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

    习语
  2. 2.

    To assert something as true or valid; to bluff.

    习语

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

bullshit fake bull

上位词 5

pretend affect sham feign dissemble

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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