out of thin air
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out of thin air (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.
- They don't seem to want to work to earn a living. They think they can make money out of thin air.
- 2019 April 6, Caleb Quinley, “Thailand: Anti-military party leader faces sedition charges”, in Al Jazeera[1], Doha: Al Jazeera, retrieved 2019-04-06:
- "The criminal cases against Thanathorn show the military government's contempt for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful dissent. It's a glaring example of how draconian laws are pulled out of thin air and arbitrarily enforced to punish the prominent opposition leader," he said.
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from non-existent resource
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