pull out of the hat

English

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Verb

pull out of the hat

  1. (idiomatic) To select at random, or seemingly at random.
    • 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC‎:
      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 relish pulling them out of the hat in Sunday's draw.

Synonyms
  • pull out of the bag
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