rule of thumb »
A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.
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shoot off at the mouth »
Don't let [presidential press secretary Ron] Ziegler shoot off at the mouth without our knowledge.
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shot in the dark »
A guess, attempt, or choice made with little or no evidence or knowledge.
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stand corrected »
Said to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct.
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take a shot in the dark »
To try on something without having any knowledge about the subject.
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talk like an apothecary »
To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.
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talk the talk »
Speak like an expert, claim to be knowledgeable about something.
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talk through one's hat »
To speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.
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tip of the hat »
A gesture of acknowledgement; often, an expression of gratitude.
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tip one's hat »
To acknowledge or show respect; to honor.
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touch%C3%A9 »
An acknowledgement of a hit.
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touch%C3%A9 »
An acknowledgement of the success, appropriateness or superiority of an argument, sometimes used sarcastically to mock one's opponent's absurd logic.
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what do I know »
Implies that a statement is based on a guess or assumption rather than on knowledge or evidence.
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whistle in the dark »
To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it.
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