you don't know what you're talking about

phrase

What you said is so wrong it reveals you lack basic understanding of the subject or relevant experience.

Meanings

phrase
  1. What you said is so wrong it reveals you lack basic understanding of the subject or relevant experience.

    Synonyms: what do you know

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseWhat you said is so wrong it reveals you lack basic understanding of the subject or relevant experience.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 你這不是瞎說嗎 /你这不是瞎说吗, 你这不是瞎说吗
  • 你這不是瞎說嗎 /你这不是瞎说吗Translations
  • 你这不是瞎说吗 (nǐ zhè bùshì xiāshuō ma)Translations
Finnish et ymmärrä, mistä puhut
  • et ymmärrä, mistä puhutTranslations
French tu ne sais pas de quoi tu parles
  • tu ne sais pas de quoi tu parlesTranslations
Italian non sai di cosa parli
  • non sai di cosa parliTranslations
Japanese 何も知らないくせに
  • 何も知らないくせに (nani mo shiranai kuse ni)Translations
Polish nie wiesz, o czym mówisz
  • nie wiesz, o czym mówiszTranslations
Spanish no sabes de lo que estás hablando, no sabe de lo que está hablando
  • no sabes de lo que estás hablandoTranslations
  • no sabe de lo que está hablandoTranslations
Turkish daha ne hakkında konuştuğunu bile bilmiyorsun, ne hakkında konuştuğunu bilmiyorsun
  • daha ne hakkında konuştuğunu bile bilmiyorsunTranslations
  • ne hakkında konuştuğunu bilmiyorsunTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

you don't know what you're talking about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20don't%20know%20what%20you're%20talking%20about

MLA

“you don't know what you're talking about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20don't%20know%20what%20you're%20talking%20about. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you don't know what you're talking about,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20don't%20know%20what%20you're%20talking%20about.

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