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David Webbsolicitou a tradução 8 лет назад
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Причина для скандала была высосана из пальца

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  1. 1.

    The cause of the scandal was dreamed up out of the blue.

    Tradução adicionada por ⁌ ULY ⁍
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  2. 2.

    the cause of the scandal was insubstantial/made up

    Tradução adicionada por Igor Yurchenko
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Igor Yurchenkoadicionou o comentário 8 лет назад

isn't "out of the blue" just something unexpected?
we usually say "высосаный из пальца" when something is very insubstantial or made up even, yet someone tries to make it look real and important

⁌ ULY ⁍adicionou o comentário 8 лет назад

Yes OUT OF THE BLUE on its own means SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING. But it can also refer to actions taken on the fly, without foundation, etc.

Igor Yurchenkoadicionou o comentário 8 лет назад

got it, thank you Uly.

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