To pull a rabbit out of a hat In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "to pull a rabbit out of a hat", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2021-03-12 04:03

Meaning of To pull a rabbit out of a hat

To pull a rabbit out of a hat Verb + object/complement informal

If someone pulls a rabbit out of a hat, they do something unexpected or surprising which solves a problem or helps you to achieve something.

We need someone who can pull a rabbit out of a hat at the moment, otherwise he cannot overcome his severe illness.

You really pulled a rabbit out of a hat by solving this problem with just 15 minutes while I struggled with it for 2 hours.

We had almost given up hope until my parents pulled a rabbit out of the hat by giving us a large amount of money.

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Grammar and Usage of To pull a rabbit out of a hat

Verb Forms

  • pulled a rabbit out of a hat
  • pulling a rabbit out of a hat
  • pulls a rabbit out of a hat

The verb "pull" should be conjugated according to its tense. We can use "the" before "hat" instead of "a". The idiom can be also phrased as "pull a rabbit out of one's hat".

More examples:

You really pulled a rabbit out of the hat when helping me deal with this issue.

When Tom pulled a rabbit out of his hat, I couldn't understand how he answered that hard question.

Origin of To pull a rabbit out of a hat

This idiom refers to the common magic trick of pulling a live rabbit out of a seemingly empty hat.

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