aus dem Ärmel schütteln
to pull something out of one's sleeve
Türkçe: torbadan çıkarmak
In a sentence
Der Zauberer schüttelt scheinbar mühelos ein Kaninchen aus dem Ärmel.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to pull something out of one's sleeve' – produce effortlessly. Colloquial register. Use when a colleague spontaneously suggests a clever solution. Mistake: not for physical objects.
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