Pluck sth out of the air In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pluck sth out of the air", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Christina Quynh calendar 2021-03-20 03:03

Meaning of Pluck sth out of the air (redirected from pluck something out of the air )

Synonyms:

guess , suppose , suspect

Pluck something out of the air British American phrase

It can also be phrased as "pluck (something) out of thin air."

To say or reply something without having thought about it or knowing whether it is corect

He is very serious and hard-working at work, so I don't believe he's plucking out of thin air.

"Where did you get the information from?" "Oh, I just plucked it out of the air."

She just plucked the price out of the air.

Other phrases about:

I Figured as Much

Used to say when you have known about something without being told.

muse over (someone or something)

To think carefully and seriously or ponder about someone or something

knock/talk some sense into somebody

To help or convince someone to begin thinking reasonably (about something).

take a long (cool/hard) look at something

To think about an issue or possibility thoroughly and without haste.

Enter One's Head
Ideas and thoughts come to one's head.

Grammar and Usage of Pluck something out of the air

Verb Forms

  • plucks something out of the air
  • plucked something out of the airr
  • be plucking something out of the air
  • have/had plucked something out of the air

The verb "pluck" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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somebody or something that causes delay in a project or a task that takes a long period of time to finish
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