rabbit in hat
Stage magic staple
A rabbit in hat is the iconic image of stage magic—a conjurer pulling a live rabbit from an apparently empty top hat.
The phrase evokes theatrical illusion and unexpected production.
To pull a rabbit out of a hat is to produce a surprising solution or success when none seemed possible: The team pulled a rabbit out of a hat in the final quarter.
- magicianPerformer of illusions
- magic showPerformance of illusions
- trickDeliberate deception
- magic trickPerformed feat seeming impossible
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
smoke and mirrors · abracadabra · wand · top hat · tophat · pull · white · bunny · stage · audience · reveal · velvet · ears · fluffy · prestidigitation · stage magic · curtain · applause
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- magic wordsabracadabra, alakazam, hocus pocus, presto, open sesame
concealment/revelation
rabbit in hatcards on the table
Total openness about intentions
open book · full transparency · plain sight · what you see is what you get