Alternative forms

• brać z kosmosu, brać z powietrza

Etymology

Literally, “to take out of [the] ceiling”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrat͡ɕ s‿suˈfi.tu/Category:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITU
• Syllabification: brać z‿su‧fi‧tu

Verb

brać z sufitu impf (perfective wziąć z sufitu)Category:Polish lemmas#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITUCategory:Polish verbs#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITUCategory:Polish multiword terms#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITUCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITUCategory:Polish imperfective verbs#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITUCategory:Pages with entries#BRAĆ%20Z%20SUFITUCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BRAĆ%20Z%20SUFITU

1. (transitiveCategory:Polish transitive verbs#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITU, idiomaticCategory:Polish idioms#BRAC%20Z%20SUFITU) to pull out of thin air, to confabulate, to cook up, to make up

Further reading

• “brać z sufitu”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “brać z sufitu”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎ (in Polish)