притянуть за уши

Russian

Etymology

Literally "to pull by the ears".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [prʲɪtʲɪˈnud͡zʲ‿ˈza‿ʊʂɨ]

Verb

притяну́ть за́ уши • (pritjanútʹ zá uši) pf (imperfective притя́гивать за́ уши)

to stretch, to take (something) far, to misapply, (intransitively) to reach (to bend the reality of something to make it applicable to a certain situation)
Мо́жно притяну́ть за́ уши всё что уго́дно. ― Móžno pritjanútʹ zá uši vsjo što ugódno. ― You can bend anything (to fit a narrative).

Conjugation

Conjugation of притянуть за уши: see притяну́ть

Derived terms

притя́нутый за́ уши (pritjánutyj zá uši)

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