Err, Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob – I didn't pull them out of anyone's hat – I used my own money to buy them from a friend.

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No, – if you 'pull something out of a hat' it means you produce something unexpectedly – by surprise – that solves a problem.

OK, I see! 表达 pull something out of the hat 的意思是某人突然出乎意料地使出妙计来解决一个问题。So these tickets are an unexpected surprise?

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Yes – because I thought we would never get any. Let's hear some more examples while I calm down!

Examples

We thought we'd never complete the project on time but somehow, Javeed managed to pull it out of the hat.

Our team has had a bad season but they still managed to pull a cup victory out of the hat by the end of it.

Pull something out of the hat 就好比某人像变魔术一样从帽子里变出东西来，突然献出妙计，改善一个局面。和它意思相近的一个表达 pull something out of thin air 也可以用来描述某人凭空献计。So, it's like magic?

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Yes. It's just like how a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat – I don't suppose you could do that, could you?

No, Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob">Rob. But maybe you could pull something out of the hat for me?

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Oh yeah, what's that?

这两张票可不便宜。一张要一百英镑呢！你还是先把钱给我吧！

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