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!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aeolus	EE-ə-ləs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
HalİM	-	Turkish
Germaine	[dʒe'mein]
Wenonah	wə-NON-ə	English (Rare)
Asenneth	-	Biblical Greek
Fevzİ	-	Turkish