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Meaning of out of thin air | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2

Definitions

From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Suomi tyhjästä
Français de nulle part
Português do nada

Examples

“They don't seem to want to work to earn a living. They think they can make money out of thin air.”
“"The criminal cases against Thanathorn show the military government's contempt for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful dissent. It's a glaring example of how draconian laws are pulled out of thin air and arbitrarily enforced to punish the prominent opposition leader," he said.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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