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Talk out of your hat What does Talk out of your hat mean?	If someone is talking out of their hat, they're talking utter rubbish, especially if compounded with total ignorance of the subject on which they are pontificating. ('Talk through your hat' is also used.)
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two bricks shy of a load What does "two bricks shy of a load" mean?	someone who is not very smart or clever	The young man is two bricks shy of a load and is very hard to work with.

get the show on the road What does "get the show on the road" mean?	to start working on something	"Let`s get the show on the road and begin work for the day."
common touch What does "common touch" mean?	a friendly manner with everyone	My neighbor has a common touch and everybody likes him a lot.
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play possum What does "play possum" mean?	to pretend to be inactive/asleep/dead	I think that the man is playing possum and is not really sleeping.
across the board What does "across the board" mean?	equally for everyone or everything	The taxes have increased across the board and everyone must pay more.
cut out (something) or cut (something) out What does "cut out (something) or cut (something) out" mean?	to remove something by cutting	I cut out the story from the newspaper.
put the freeze on What does "put the freeze on" mean?	ignore; leave alone; reject (somebody)
harken back to (something) What does "harken back to (something)" mean?	have started out as something	The new building harkens back to a style that appeared over 100 years ago.
done for What does "done for" mean?	to be ruined/defeated/dying	I think that our team is done for this season.

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Talk Out Of Your Hat Idiom