pig in a poke

短语

瞎买东西

发音

AU

词形变化

pigs in a poke 复数 pigs in a poke pigs in pokes pigs in pokes 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.

    瞎买东西

    隔山买牛

    习语

词源

Reportedly from the practice of substituting a butchered cat, etc. for a suckling pig when sold in a sack at a market. Other theories circulate but all involve the purchase of a cat in a bag, where the buyer expected better. poke refers to a bag or sack, and is related to pouch.

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