suck out of one's thumb

== English == === Etymology === Calque of Afrikaans uit sy duim suig, from Dutch uit zijn duim zuigen. === Verb === suck out of one's thumb (third-person singular simple present sucks out of one's thumb, present participle sucking out of one's thumb, simple past and past participle sucked out of one's thumb) (South Africa, transitive, informal) To make up, to fabricate, to pull out of one's ass. [from mid 20th c.] 1956, Debates of the House of Assembly (Hansard), Vol. 90/91/92, page 2185. ==== See also ==== pull out of one's ass talk through one's hat