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pulled a rabbit out of a hat

pulled a rabbit out of a hat is the simple past and past participle of pull a rabbit out of a hat.

Meaning of pull a rabbit out of a hat

Verb

pull a rabbit out of a hat (third-person singular simple present pulls a rabbit out of a hat, present participle pulling a rabbit out of a hat, simple past and past participle pulled a rabbit out of a hat)

  1. (idiomatic) To do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.
    • But Salmond the magician's dazzle has not pulled those crucial rabbits out of his hat. Not on tax and spending, on the currency union which he wants (but rUK does not), on Scotland's relations with an EU which does not want this aggro.2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian

Questions about pulled a rabbit out of a hat

What is pulled a rabbit out of a hat the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled a rabbit out of a hat is the simple past and past participle of pull a rabbit out of a hat.

Words near pulled a rabbit out of a hat in the dictionary

  1. pulled a few strings
  2. pulled a Homer
  3. pulled a lever
  4. pulled a permit
  5. pulled a rabbit from a hat
  6. pulled a rabbit out of a hat
  7. pulled a sickie
  8. pulled a train
  9. pulled about
  10. pulled ahead
  11. pulled an all-nighter

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