out of the hat

out of the hat
out of a/the ˈhat idiom
if sth such as a name is picked out of a/the hat, it is picked at ↑random from a container into which all the names are put, so that each name has an equal chance of being picked, in a competition, etc.
Main entry:hatidiom

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