pull a rabbit out of a hat en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
In reference to a popular conjuring trick.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.
But Salmond the magician's dazzle has not pulled those crucial rabbits out of his hat. Not on tax and spending, on the currency union which he wants (but rUK does not), on Scotland's relations with an EU which does not want this aggro.
2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulled a rabbit out of a hat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled a rabbit out of a hat | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pulls a rabbit out of a hat | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pull a rabbit from a hat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pulling a rabbit out of a hat | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
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