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Hello and welcome to the English we speak from BBC Learning English.

I'm Jain.

And I'm Neil.

Thanks for wearing a hat today Neil.

It'll be great for demonstrating our piece of authentic English today.

Well, wearing a hat is very useful.

It makes you taller and smarter. The bigger the

brains apparently. Excellent. You have demonstrated our phrase very well.

Remind me what it is? To talk through your hat, it means to talk a lot about something

you don't really understand. I could say you're just talking rubbish. Maybe I should just

wear a different hat.

No, Neil, just listen to these examples and you understand.

I don't believe Roy's story about climbing Mount Everest. He's talking through his hat.

The weatherman's promise of a heat wave didn't come true. I think he was talking through his hat.

You're talking through your hat when you say our exams have been postponed.

This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English.

Our phrase today is to talk through your hat, which means to talk a lot about something you don't really understand.

And Neil, you've been talking through your hat.

Ah, okay, but I'm sure wearing a hat is good for you.

I know a hat keeps your head warm.

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