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Meaning of pull out of the hat | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To select at random, or seemingly at random.

idiomatic

Examples

“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⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

pull out of the woodwork pull over pull punches pull rank pull request pull requested

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