He always pulls a rabbit out of a hat when we need help.
pull a rabbit out of a hat
idiomTo do something surprising and beneficial that is unexpected.
Origin
disputed originIn reference to a popular conjuring trick.
The team was losing until the captain pulled a rabbit out of a hat and scored the winning goal.
Facing a total financial collapse, the manager pulled a rabbit out of a hat by securing a last-minute investment that saved the entire company.
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all hat and no cattle
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all hat and no cowboy
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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black hat
A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
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brick in one's hat
Drunkenness.
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does the Pope wear a funny hat
Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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eat one's hat
Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.
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gravity's pull
Stress or pressure of a situation acting upon a person.
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gray hat
A morally ambiguous character; an antihero.