pick (someone or something) out of a hat
pick (someone or something) out of a hat
To select someone or something entirely at random. I don't understand why our company is being targeted. It's as if the IRS picked us out of a hat to scrutinize! It doesn't really matter who gets promoted to assistant manager—just pick a name out of a hat for all I care!
See also: hat, of, out, pick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pick something out of a hat
select something, especially the winner of a contest, at random.See also: hat, of, out, pick, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
pick, etc. something out of a hat
(informal) choose somebody/something completely by chance: We couldn’t decide where to go on holiday so we just picked a place out of a hat.See also: hat, of, out, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- pick something out of a hat
- pick, etc. something out of a hat
- pull (someone or something) out of a hat
- pull out of a hat
- be picked out of a hat
- crush (something) out of (someone or something)
- crush out of
- a brick in (one's) hat
- what with
- what with something