на пустом месте

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Russian

Etymology

Literally, in an empty place.

Pronunciation

Phrase

на пусто́м ме́сте (na pustóm méste)

  1. (neologism, colloquial) from scratch, from nothing, out of nothing
    Synonym: на ро́вном ме́сте (na róvnom méste)
    Трибуна́л пришло́сь начина́ть на пусто́м ме́сте.Tribunál prišlósʹ načinátʹ na pustóm méste.The tribunal had to start from scratch.
    Они́ постро́или го́род на пусто́м ме́сте.Oní postróili górod na pustóm méste.They built the city from nothing.
    Ты сама́ себе́ создаёшь пробле́мы на пусто́м ме́сте.Ty samá sebé sozdajóšʹ problémy na pustóm méste.You're creating problems for yourself out of nothing.
  2. (neologism, colloquial) out of the blue, out of nowhere, for no reason, over nothing, all of a sudden
    Synonym: на ро́вном ме́сте (na róvnom méste)
    Ты вы́сказал э́то предположе́ние буква́льно на пусто́м ме́сте.Ty výskazal éto predpoložénije bukválʹno na pustóm méste.You made that assumption literally out of the blue.
    Она́ распла́калась на пусто́м ме́сте.Oná rasplákalasʹ na pustóm méste.She started crying for no reason.