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Russian
Etymology
Literally, “to pull by the ears”.
Pronunciation
Verb
притяну́ть за́ уши • (pritjanútʹ zá uši) pf (imperfective притя́гивать 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)
- Мо́жно притяну́ть за́ уши всё что уго́дно. ― Móžno pritjanútʹ zá uši vsjo što ugódno. ― You can bend anything (to fit a narrative).
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