凭空捏造 [
píng kōng niē zào]
out of thin air
make out of whole cloth
- 我保证,这些故事并不是凭空捏造的。
I assure you, they are not mere fancies. - 可以,但你必须给我提供所有的数据,你知道,我不能凭空捏造。
Yes, I can, but you'll have to give me all the data. - 这种不负责任地行使这个权力的行为不是我头脑发热凭空捏造出来的。
This wanton exercise of this power is not a chimerical suggestion of a heated brain.