высасывать из пальца

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “to suck out of one's finger”. Compare German sich aus den Fingern saugen, Dutch uit de duim zuigen.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

выса́сывать из па́льца • (vysásyvatʹ iz pálʹca) impf (perfective вы́сосать 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: брать с потолка́ (bratʹ s potolká)

Conjugation

Conjugation of высасывать из пальца: see высасывать
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