pull out of the hat

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toselectat random, orseeminglyat random.2011January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, inBBC‎[1]:Having spent more than £500,000 on players last summer, Crawley can hardly be classed as minnows but they have still punched way above their weight and this kind of performance means no-one will relishpulling them out of the hatin Sunday's draw.

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