tuulesta temmattu
Finnish
editEtymology
edittuulesta (“from the wind”) + temmattu (“grabbed, pulled”)
Adjective
edittuulesta temmattu (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) made from whole cloth, fabricated out of whole cloth (having no basis in the truth)
- Herra Doen selvitys onnettomuudesta oli tuulesta temmattu.
- Mr. Doe's account of the accident was made from whole cloth.