thin air



thin air

A figurative phrase used to suggest nothingness or nonexistence. I had no idea she'd researched the budget so thoroughly—she pulled that report out of thin air. I didn't see Mike leave the party, he just disappeared into thin air.
See also: air, thin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Simin-Persian
Nolwenn-Breton
KonradKAWN-raht (German, Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Slovene
Johanna[dʒəu'hænə]
ComhghÁN-Irish
Salamon-Hungarian