Meaning of ryste ud af ærmet | Babel Free

Definitions

To mention or produce quickly and easily.

Examples

“Formentlig prøvede han at få et af de pædagogiske skriftsteder frem, han var kendt for under normale omstændigheder at kunne ryste ud af ærmet.”

He was, presumably, attempting to utter some pedagogical quote as those which he was known for being able to produce on the spot.

“Hun skrev digte, men regnede det ikke for noget, den slags burde enhver veluddannet dame kunne ryste ud af ærmet.”

She wrote poems, but thought nothing of this; any well-educated lady should be able to do that sort of thing easily.

“Som sanger har jeg altid haft en sang, jeg lige kunne ryste ud af ærmet, mens romanforfatteren stod ved siden af og så misundeligt til.”

As a singer, I've also had a song ready, while the novelist enviously looked on.

“Talemåder som „bare sig det som det er" og „du skal bare sige hvad du selv mener" får os til at tro at budskaber er noget man bare kan ryste ud af ærmet.”

Expressions such as „just say it as it is" and „just say what you think" make us believe that messages are things that may be communicated just like that.

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