1. to produce something that is needed as if by magic; to unexpectedly find a solution to a problem

1. We were very hungry, and suddenly Mr. Mooser took some cookies out of his pocket. It was like pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

2. The company's in real trouble, and they don't seem to have any rabbits to pull out of the hat.

3. Where am I going to get the money? I can’t just pull it out of a hat!

4. I don’t know where she found the book. She pulled it out of thin air, I guess.