suck out of one's thumb
suck out of one's thumb verb: to make up, to fabricate, to pull out of one's ass.
Verb
suck out of one's thumb (third-person singular simple present sucks out of one's thumb, present participle sucking out of one's thumb, simple past and past participle sucked out of one's thumb)
- To make up, to fabricate, to pull out of one's ass.
- One cannot lay a charge, a charge which has simply been sucked out of one's thumb, and then say that the onus rests on the person against whom the charge has been made, to prove that it is not so.1956, Debates of the House of Assembly (Hansard), Vol. 90/91/92, page 2185.
Forms of suck out of one's thumb
| third-person singular present | sucks out of one's thumb |
|---|---|
| present participle | sucking out of one's thumb |
| past participle | sucked out of one's thumb |
| past | sucked out of one's thumb |
Origin of suck out of one's thumb
Calque of Afrikaans uit sy duim suig, from Dutch uit zijn duim zuigen.
Questions about suck out of one's thumb
- What does suck out of one's thumb mean?
- Suck out of one's thumb means to make up, to fabricate, to pull out of one's ass.
- What part of speech is suck out of one's thumb?
- Suck out of one's thumb is a verb.
- What is the past tense of suck out of one's thumb?
- The past tense of suck out of one's thumb is sucked out of one's thumb.
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