thin air in English

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        "An unknown location."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, figuratively, usually humorous) An unknown location."
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          "word": "into thin air"
        },
        {
          "word": "out of thin air"
        },
        {
          "word": "out of the blue"
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thin air"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "thin air (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    {
      "word": "out of the blue"
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        "An unknown location."
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        "(idiomatic, figuratively, usually humorous) An unknown location."
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      "ipa": "/ˌθɪn ˈɛə(ɹ)/"
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "thin air"
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"thin air" meaning in English

Noun