pull a rabbit from a hat

A form of pull a rabbit out of a hat — To do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.

Meanings

verbpull a rabbit from a hat (third-person singular simple present pulls a rabbit from a hat, present participle pulling a rabbit from a hat, simple past and past participle pulled a rabbit from a hat)

present singular third person pulls a rabbit from a hat · participle present pulling a rabbit from a hat · participle past pulled a rabbit from a hat · past pulled a rabbit from a hat

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pull a rabbit out of a hat.
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