sich etw. aus den Fingern saugen

to make something up

Türkçe: uydurmak

Noun

Finger Pl.

Verb

saugen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Journalist saugt sich die ganze Geschichte einfach aus den Fingern.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to make something up' (fabricate). Colloquial register. Use when someone invents an excuse or story. Literally 'suck out of fingers'. Implies dishonesty.

Other verbs that go with Finger

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. auf die Finger schauento watch someone closely
• lange Finger machento be light-fingered
• sich die Fingern verbrennento burn one's fingers

All collocations with Finger