высосать из пальца
Russian
Etymology
Literally "to suck out of one's finger". Compare Polish wyssać z palca, Czech vycucat z prstu, German sich aus den Fingern saugen, Dutch uit de duim zuigen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɨsəsətʲ ɪs‿ˈpalʲt͡sə]
Verb
вы́сосать из па́льца • (výsosatʹ iz pálʹca) pf (imperfective выса́сывать из па́льца)
- (idiomatic) to think of something, to make up, to make up out of thin air, to invent (false stories, figures, etc.), to pull out of one's ass (fabricate a claim with no factual basis or evidence)
- Synonym: взять с потолка́ (vzjatʹ s potolká)
Conjugation
Conjugation of высосать из пальца: see высосать
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