pull a rabbit out of your hat — pull a rabbit out of (your) hat to do something surprising. You didn t know how the story would end and then the author pulled a rabbit out of her hat, and it all made sense. Usage notes: sometimes used to describe a surprising solution to a… … New idioms dictionary
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 a rabbit out of your hat — If you pull a rabbit out of a hat, you do something that no one was expecting … The small dictionary of idiomes
pull a rabbit out of a hat — mainly journalism phrase to do something very clever and unexpected that solves a problem Thesaurus: to successfully deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry: rabbit … 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 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 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 a hat — mainly journalism to do something very clever and unexpected that solves a problem … English dictionary
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
rabbit — rabbitlike, rabbity, adj. /rab it/, n., pl. rabbits, (esp. collectively) rabbit for 1 3. 1. any of several soft furred, large eared, rodentlike burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, allied with the hares and pikas in the order Lagomorpha,… … Universalium
