bought a pig in a poke

bought a pig in a poke
bought something that one did not know what it was

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  • pig in a poke — something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully The stereo system he bought was a pig in a poke. He has no idea if it will work well …   Idioms and examples

  • pig in a poke — {n. phr.} An unseen bargain; something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully. * /Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke: sometimes the land turns out to be under water./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pig in a poke — {n. phr.} An unseen bargain; something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully. * /Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke: sometimes the land turns out to be under water./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pig\ in\ a\ poke — n. phr. An unseen bargain; something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully. Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke: sometimes the land turns out to be under water …   Словарь американских идиом

  • A pig in a poke — Pig Pig, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. Two pigges in a poke. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any wild species of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a pig in a poke — see under ↑poke2 • • • Main Entry: ↑pig a pig in a poke A thing bought unseen, or a commitment made to something unknown or unknowable • • • Main Entry: ↑poke * * * I something that is bought or accepted without knowing its value or seeing it… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (a) pig in a poke — a pig in a poke informal old fashioned phrase something that you have bought without seeing it first Thesaurus: words used to describe shops and their productshyponym Main entry: poke …   Useful english dictionary

  • a pig in a poke — ► a pig in a poke something that is bought or accepted without first being seen or assessed. Main Entry: ↑pig …   English terms dictionary

  • Pig — Pig, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. Two pigges in a poke. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any wild species of the genus {Sus}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pig bed — Pig Pig, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[=i]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. Two pigges in a poke. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any wild species of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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