aus der Luft greifen

to pull out of thin air

Türkçe: bir şeyi uydurmak

Noun

die Luft f.

Verb

greifen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

Register

Colloquial register

Watch out. Nuance: implies fabrication, not just guessing.

In a sentence

Which form of greifen fills the gap?

Der Politiker ____ sich die angeblichen Fakten einfach aus der Luft.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to pull out of thin air' (invent without basis). Colloquial register. Use when a politician makes an unsubstantiated claim. Nuance: implies fabrication, not just guessing.

Other verbs that go with Luft

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Luft schöpfento catch one's breath
• in der Luft hängento be left hanging
• in der Luft liegento be in the air
• in die Luft fliegento explode/blow up
• in die Luft gehento blow one's top
• an die Luft setzento fire/throw out
• frische Luft schnappento get some fresh air

All collocations with Luft

Other collocations built on greifen

• jdm. unter die Arme greifento help someone out
• zur Flasche greifento reach for the bottle
• jdm. in die Tasche greifento pick someone's pocket

More from Gesellschaft und Leben

• Bedeutung erhaltento gain significance
• sich in Grenzen haltento restrain oneself or behave moderately
• in einem / im Chor singento sing in a choir
• Hilfe benötigen / brauchento require assistance because you cannot manage alone
• einem Zweck dienento fulfill a specific function or goal

All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben