притягивать за уши {v. phr.} {informal}
pr'it'yag'ivat'za ushi
{literally} to pull something up by the ears.
To force. To make use of sth. without adequate grounds; to advance far-fetched arguments. Use poor arguments to proove or justify sth.
В качестве оправдания мой друг привел какие-то аргументы, которые, по-моему, были сильно притянуты за уши. — As an excuse, my friend has brought some kind of arguments which in my opinion were very poor.
Comp.:
drag something in
высасывать из пальца