притягивать за уши

Russian

Etymology

Literally "to pull by the ears".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [prʲɪˈtʲæɡʲɪvɐd͡zʲ‿ˈza‿ʊʂɨ]

Verb

притя́гивать за́ уши • (pritjágivatʹ zá uši) impf (perfective притяну́ть за́ уши)

to stretch, to take (something) far, to misapply, (intransitively) to reach (to bend the reality of something to make it applicable to a certain situation)
Ты притя́гиваешь (фа́кты) за́ уши. ― Ty pritjágivaješʹ (fákty) zá uši. ― You're reaching. / You're twisting the facts.

Conjugation

Conjugation of притягивать за уши: see притя́гивать

Related terms

притя́нутый за́ уши (pritjánutyj zá uši)

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