pull out of a hat

[pull out of a hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get as if by magic; invent; imagine.

* /When the introduction to a dictionary tells you how many hours went into its making, these figures were not pulled out of a hat./

* /Let's see you pull an excuse out of your hat./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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