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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “to pull by the ears”.
Pronunciation
Verb
притя́гивать за́ уши • (pritjágivatʹ zá uši) impf (perfective притяну́ть 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)
- Ты притя́гиваешь (фа́кты) за́ уши. ― Ty pritjágivaješʹ (fákty) zá uši. ― You're reaching. / You're twisting the facts.
Conjugation