pull out of the hat

pull out of the hat
To select at random, or seemingly at random.
Syn: pull out of the bag

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  • pull a rabbit out of the hat — pull sth/a rabbit out of the hat INFORMAL ► to do something unexpected that improves a difficult situation: »If they want to survive the crisis, they ll need to pull something out of the hat pretty quickly. »The company s in real trouble, and… …   Financial and business terms

  • pull sth out of the hat — pull sth/a rabbit out of the hat INFORMAL ► to do something unexpected that improves a difficult situation: »If they want to survive the crisis, they ll need to pull something out of the hat pretty quickly. »The company s in real trouble, and… …   Financial and business terms

  • pull sth/a rabbit out of the hat — INFORMAL ► to do something unexpected that improves a difficult situation: »If they want to survive the crisis, they ll need to pull something out of the hat pretty quickly. »The company s in real trouble, and they don t seem to have any rabbits… …   Financial and business terms

  • pull out of a hat —    to produce irresponsibly    As the conjurer produces the rabbit:     The Veterinary journal said he pulled figures out of a hat to fit his arguments . (Private Eye, May 1981)    Pull out of the air has the same meaning …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • pull a rabbit out of the hat — pull a rabbit out of the (or a) hat used to describe an action that is fortuitous, and may involve sleight of hand or deception a rabbit has been pulled out of the political hat * * * pull sth/a ˌrabbit out of the ˈhat idiom (informal) to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pull something rabbit out of the hat — pull sth/a ˌrabbit out of the ˈhat idiom (informal) to suddenly produce sth as a solution to a problem Main entry: ↑pullidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • pull a rabbit out of the hat — to surprise everyone by suddenly doing something that shows a lot of skill, often in order to solve a problem. He s one of those players who, just when you think the game s over, can pull a rabbit out of the hat …   New idioms dictionary

  • pull out of a hat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary tells you how many hours went into its making, these figures were not pulled out of a hat./ * /Let s see you pull an excuse out of your hat./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pull out of a hat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. * /When the introduction to a dictionary tells you how many hours went into its making, these figures were not pulled out of a hat./ * /Let s see you pull an excuse out of your hat./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pull\ out\ of\ a\ hat — v. phr. informal To get as if by magic; invent; imagine. When the introduction to a dictionary tells you how many hours went into its making, these figures were not pulled out of a hat. Let s see you pull an excuse out of your hat …   Словарь американских идиом

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