out of a hat

釋義

1. out of a / the hat

   隨機抽出

   if sth such as a name is picked out of a / the hat, it is picked at random from a container into which all the names are put, so that each name has an equal chance of being picked, in a competition, etc.

電影裡這樣說 · 2 部

• Twentieth century? I could pick a century out of a hat blindfolded and get a better one!Sabrina1954
• 'I don't care what you write about the company, just don't make me look bad.'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• Did you pull that out of a hat?The Man from Earth2007
• You were pulling some rabbits out of a hat.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• a rabbit out of a hat, but it’s magic, if you think about it.The Tomorrow War2021
• It would take a true Gryffindor to pull that out of the hat.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002
• You gonna pull a rabbit out of the hat?Tooth Fairy2010
• I don't have another rabbit I can pull out of my hat.Too Big to Fail2011

在完整場景裡學

• 龍鳳配1954
  • 車庫輕生被救醒：a good thing（幸好）
  • 巴黎廚藝課敲雞蛋：all in the wrist（全靠手腕）
  • 考舒芙蕾被看穿心事：lost your touch（手藝生疏了）
• 安然：房間裡最聰明的人2005
  • 印度電廠成了廢墟：imaginary profits（並未到來的利潤）
  • 自己跟自己做買賣：both sides of the transaction（交易兩邊都佔）
  • 追問報表當場失控：losing it（當眾情緒崩了）

同一詞條的短語

• go hat in hand
• keep under your hat
• my hat
• I take my hat off to
• throw your hat into the ring
• at the drop of a hat
• I'll eat my hat
• knock into a cocked hat
• pass the hat round
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• talk through your hat