“Talk through one's hat”in other languages
Talk nonsense about something you know nothing about.
English
German
Polish
EnglishGermanPolishSame idea, different pictures
English is American slang from the late 1800s. German talks like a blind man about colors, wie ein Blinder von der Farbe reden.
Polish says whatever saliva brings to the tongue, co ślina na język przyniesie, which is closer to talking without thinking.
More sayings in other languages
- Like talking to a brick wall
- That ship has sailed
- The bee's knees
- The die is cast
- The game is not worth the candle
- The gift of gab
- The heart of the matter
- The icing on the cake
- The life of the party