make something up out of whole cloth
成語所屬單字cloth
make something up out of whole cloth — 慣用語
1. To invent a story, explanation, or claim that has no basis in truth or fact.
1.慣用語
釋義
憑空捏造；純屬虛構
To invent a story, explanation, or claim that has no basis in truth or fact.
例句
The journalist made the entire interview out of whole cloth and was later fired.
No one believed the rumour — it was made up out of whole cloth by a rival company.