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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Thirza | | TIRH-zah | Dutch |
Klas | | KLAHS | Swedish |
Alanis | | ə-LAN-is | English (Rare) |
Sylvester | | sil-VES-tər (English) | English, Dutch, Danish, German |
Rosalinda | | ro-sah-LEEN-dah (Spanish), ro-zah-LEEN-dah (Italian) | Spanish, Italian |
Tomo | | - | Croatian |