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pull a rabbit out of a hat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l a rab-bit out of a hat
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.

Example Sentences

Etymology

In reference to a popular conjuring trick.

Inflected Forms

pulls a rabbit out of a hat (present, singular) pulling a rabbit out of a hat (participle, present) pulled a rabbit out of a hat (participle, past) pulled a rabbit out of a hat (past) pull a rabbit from a hat (alternative)

Questions

What does pull a rabbit out of a hat mean?
To do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.
Where does pull a rabbit out of a hat come from?
In reference to a popular conjuring trick.

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