pull a rabbit from a hat in English

Forms: pulls a rabbit from a hat [present, singular, third-person], pulling a rabbit from a hat [participle, present], pulled a rabbit from a hat [participle, past], pulled a rabbit from a hat [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull a rabbit from a hat (third-person singular simple present pulls a rabbit from a hat, present participle pulling a rabbit from a hat, simple past and past participle pulled a rabbit from a hat)

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"pull a rabbit from a hat" meaning in English

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