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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “to suck out of one's finger”. Compare German sich aus den Fingern saugen, Dutch uit de duim zuigen.
Pronunciation
Verb
выса́сывать из па́льца • (vysásyvatʹ iz pálʹca) impf (perfective вы́сосать 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: брать с потолка́ (bratʹ s potolká)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
высасывать из пальца: see
высасывать