wyssać z palca

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to suck out of one's finger”. Compare Czech vycucat z prstu, Dutch uit zijn duim zuigen, German sich aus den Fingern saugen, Russian вы́сосать из па́льца (výsosatʹ iz pálʹca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɘ.ssat͡ɕ ˈspal.t͡sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: wy‧ssać z‿pal‧ca

Verb

wyssać z palca pf

  1. (transitive, derogatory, idiomatic) to confabulate, to cook up, to make up
    Synonym: wziąć z sufitu

Conjugation

Conjugation of wyssać z palca: see wyssać.

Further reading

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