pull something out of the bag/hat

Related to word: pull

Idiom

Definition

  1. To unexpectedly do something that improves a bad situation; to devise a clever solution when needed.

    • In the final minutes of the game, the team pulled something out of the bag, surprisingly winning the match.

    • When we thought the project would fail, she pulled a solution out of the hat, getting everything back on track.

    • Faced with budget cuts, they had to pull something out of the bag to make ends meet.