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out of thin air

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out of thin air

Fig. out of nowhere; out of nothing. Suddenly—out of thin air—the messenger appeared. You just made that excuse up out of thin air.

See also: air, of, out, thin

out of thin air

also from thin air

from nowhere or nothing How can magicians produce coins out of thin air? Pascal's discoveries did not come from thin air - they're based on the work of earlier mathematicians.

Related vocabulary: out of the blue

See also: air, of, out, thin

out of thin air

  also from thin air

if something appears or is made out of thin air, it suddenly and mysteriously appears or is made Using volunteers from the audience, he makes cards appear out of thin air. You can't just create wealth from thin air.

See also: air, of, out, thin