pull out of the hat: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKGlobalinformalidiomatic
    • To produce an unexpected solution, resource, or advantage at the last moment, as if by magic.
    • To perform a surprising feat or reveal something seemingly miraculous in a difficult situation.

    Examples

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    • Just when the negotiations seemed doomed, the lawyer pulled a solution out of the hat that satisfied both sides.

      Cuando las negociaciones parecían condenadas, el abogado sacó una solución de la nada que satisfizo a ambas partes.

    • The team pulled out of the hat an innovative idea that turned the project around at the last minute.

      El equipo sacó una idea innovadora de la nada que cambió el proyecto en el último momento.

    • At the final hour, she pulled a brilliant proposal out of the hat that impressed the investors.

      En la última hora, ella sacó una propuesta brillante de la nada que impresionó a los inversores.

  • 2.

    Globalneutralliteral
    • To perform a magician's trick by drawing an object, traditionally a rabbit, from a hat.

    Examples

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    • The magician pulled a rabbit out of the hat to delight the children at the party.

      El mago sacó un conejo del sombrero para deleitar a los niños en la fiesta.

    • She performed the classic trick of pulling a dove out of the hat during her magic show.

      Ella realizó el truco clásico de sacar una paloma del sombrero durante su show de magia.

    • He taught the kids how to pull objects out of the hat as part of their magic lesson.

      Les enseñó a los niños a sacar objetos del sombrero como parte de su lección de magia.

    • The magician pulled several scarves out of the hat during his performance.

      El mago sacó varias bufandas del sombrero durante su actuación.

Examples:

  • EN: I still have a couple of rabbits to pull out of the hat, so keep your chin up.
    ES: Aún tengo algunos conejos en el sombrero, así que conserva la esperanza.
  • EN: What do you pull out of the hat? &nbs...
    HI: निम्नलिखित में से कौन अर्थालंकार है? &nbs. . . .
  • EN: T-Mobile is running out of rabbits to pull out of the hat.
    HI: Q- मूत्र त्याग करने में जलन होती है।
  • EN: What are they going to pull out of the hat next?
    TE: Next Post జుట్టు రాలకుండా ఉండేందుకు ఏం చేయాలి ?
  • EN: *THE BUREAU OF MAGICAL THINGS* Episode Title: "A Knight to Remember" And the magician never knew what it was gonna pull out of the hat.
    ID: Si pesulap tak pernah tahu apa yang akan muncul dari topinya.
  • EN: - You can say anything you want, just don't say the name you pull out of the hat.
    ID: - Kau bisa bilang apa pun yang kau mau jangan sebutkan nama, atau kau didiskualifikasi. - Baik.

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