| 词汇 | buy a pig in a poke |
| 释义 | Idiom buy a pig in a poke Theme: COMMERCE to purchase or accept something without having seen or examined it. (Poke means "bag.")Buying a car without test-driving it is like buying a pig in a poke.He bought a pig in a poke when he ordered a diamond ring by mail. buy a pig in a pokeTo buy something without inspecting it thoroughly, often with negative consequences. A "poke" is a bag. Purchasing a home without inspecting it first is like buying a pig in a poke. buy a pig in a pokeFig. to buy something without looking inside first. If you don't get a good look at the engine of a used car before you buy it, you'll wind up buying a pig in a poke. I just took the salesman's word that this camera worked. I guess I bought a pig in a poke. pig in a poke, to buy aTo purchase something sight unseen and risk disappointment. The term comes from the ancient dishonest practice of putting a worthless cat in a bag (poke) in place of a young suckling pig, an expensive delicacy. The term was proverbial by the time John Heywood collected his proverbs (1546) and has been used ever since. See also let the cat out of the bag. |
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