uit de duim zuigen
Dutch
Etymology
Literally "to suck out of one's thumb". Compare German sich aus den Fingern saugen, Russian вы́сосать из па́льца (výsosatʹ iz pálʹca).
Verb
- (idiomatic) to think of something, 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)
- Volgens mij heb je dat verhaal gewoon uit je duim gezogen.
- If you ask me you just made that story up out of thin air.
Usage notes
The article de is replaced with a possessive determiner that matches the subject.
Inflection
Conjugation of uit de duim zuigen: see zuigen.
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