How to Pronounce "pull out of thin air"
expression
POOL-OWT-uhv-THIN-AIR
POOL-OWT-ov-THIN-AIR
Definition
To suddenly come up with an idea, answer, or information without having prepared or based it on anything real; to invent or imagine something as if by magic.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊɫ/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈθɪn/ /ˈɛɹ
British English
pˈʊl/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /θˈɪn/ /ˈeə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
POOL-OWT-uhv-THIN-AIR
UK
POOL-OWT-ov-THIN-AIR
Listen in Context
He seemed to pull out of thin air an answer to every question.
Did you pull that story out of thin air or is it true?
She can pull ideas out of thin air when she is asked to help.
Those numbers weren’t researched—he just pulled them out of thin air.