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  1. June 1st, 2008, 05:14 AM #1
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    Высосать из пальца

    What is the English analogue of this ?
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    Re: Высосать из пальца

    Quote Originally Posted by margol
    What is the English analogue of this ?
    Dream the whole thing up
    Make smth out of thin air
    Fabricate (about police charges) - Обвинения против него высосаны из пальца - The charges against him are fabricated.
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  3. June 1st, 2008, 05:07 PM #3
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    Looking at what Ramil wrote, here are two more:
    concoct . . .
    2 : devise, fabricate <concoct an explanation>
    Etymology: Latin concoctus, past participle of concoquere to cook together, from com- + coquere to cook — more at cook
    Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concoct
    cook . . . 1 : concoct, fabricate —usually used with up<cooked up a scheme>
    Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook (click on cook[2,verb])
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