to produce a rabbit out of a hat

  • 1pull 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… …

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  • 2pull 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 …

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  • 3pull out of a hat —    to produce irresponsibly    As the conjurer produces the rabbit:     The Veterinary journal said he pulled figures out of a hat to fit his arguments . (Private Eye, May 1981)    Pull out of the air has the same meaning …

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  • 4rabbit — 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,… …

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  • 5Hat-trick (magic trick) — This is a classic magic trick where a performer will produce an object (traditionally a rabbit or a bouquet of flowers) out of an apparently empty stovepipe hat.In its simplest form, this trick works by placing the hat on a specially made table… …

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  • 6List of Who Framed Roger Rabbit characters — The following is a list of characters used in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, including cartoon characters from other studios. Contents 1 Eddie Valiant 2 Roger Rabbit 2.1 Legacy 3 Jessi …

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  • 7List of QI episodes (A series) — infobox tvseason season name = QI Series A caption = The front cover of the QI Series A DVD, featuring Stephen Fry (right) and Alan Davies (left). dvd release date = 6 November 2006 country = UK network = BBC first aired = 11 September 2003 last… …

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  • 8Packard — For people named Packard, see Packard (surname). For computer company, see Hewlett Packard. Packard Former type Automobile company Industry Manufacturing Founde …

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  • 10magic — /maj ik/, n. 1. the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic. 2. the art of producing a desired effect or result through the …

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