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pull sth out of the bag/hat
Definition
› to do something unexpected that suddenly improves a bad situationSurprising and shockingMaking people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of pull sth out of the bag/hat from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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pull sth apart phrasal verb (DESTROY)
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pull sth back phrasal verb
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pull sth down phrasal verb
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pull sth off phrasal verb
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pull sth on phrasal verb
- pull sth out of the bag/hat idiom
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pull sth/sb apart phrasal verb
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pull strings idiom
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pull the other leg/one (it's got bells on)! idiom
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pull the plug idiom
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pull the rug from under sb's feet idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Surprising and shocking
Synonyms and related words:
- a blinding flash idiom
- a bolt from/out of the blue idiom
- amaze verb
- amazing adjective
- astonish verb
- catch sb with their pants/trousers down idiom
- confound verb
- creep up on/behind sb phrasal verb
- dynamite noun
- earth-shattering adjective
- reality check noun
- shock tactics noun
- shocking adjective (SURPRISING)
- spring sth on sb phrasal verb
- staggering adjective
- turn-up for the book(s) idiom
- turn-up noun (EVENT)
- unbelievable adjective (SURPRISING)
- walk in on sb phrasal verb
- world-shattering adjective
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