pull sth out of the hat

pull sth out of the hat
pull sth/a rabbit out of the hat INFORMAL
to do something unexpected that improves a difficult situation: »

If they want to survive the crisis, they'll need to pull something out of the hat pretty quickly.

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The company's in real trouble, and they don't seem to have any rabbits to pull out of the hat.

Main Entry: pull

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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