wyssać z palca

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Polish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɘ.ssat͡ɕ s ˈpal.t͡sa/
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  • Syllabification: wy‧ssać z pal‧ca

Verb

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wyssać z palca pf

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

Conjugation

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Conjugation of wyssać z palca: see wyssać.

Further reading

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