to pluck something out of the air
to pluck something out of the air
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to quickly say something without thinking about it first, usually as a reply to something
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Idiom
Informal
Exempel
When asked about his retirement plans, he seemed to pluck a date out of thin air, saying he'd retire on the 27th of October.
