rabbit from hat
Conjurer's signature trick
A rabbit from a hat refers to something produced seemingly from nowhere, like a magician's classic trick of pulling a rabbit from an empty top hat.
The phrase usually describes an unexpected solution or surprise revelation: The lawyer pulled a rabbit from a hat with that last-minute witness.
Often appears as pull a rabbit out of a hat or rabbit out of the hat.
- magicianPerformer of illusions
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
- stage magicPerformed illusory feats
- trickDeliberate deception
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
smoke and mirrors · abracadabra · magic words · wand · top hat · stage · magic show · pull · surprise · bunny · ears · fluffy · white · disappear · reveal · audience · applause · grand finale
rabbit from hathonest work
Legitimate, ethical employment
no tricks · above board · cards on the table · real deal · by the book
rabbit from hatforegone conclusion
Result assumed beforehand
business as usual · same old same old · routine · par for the course · inevitable
rabbit from hatblood sweat and tears
Maximum physical and emotional exertion
slow build · long haul · elbow grease · brick by brick · the long way