высосать из пальца

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Russian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɨsəsətʲ ɪs‿ˈpalʲt͡sə]

Verb

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вы́сосать из па́льца (výsosatʹ iz pálʹcapf (imperfective выса́сывать из па́льца)

  1. (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

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