BUY A PIG IN A POKE

Meaning of BUY A PIG IN A POKE in English

buy something without seeing it or knowing if it will be satisfactory You shouldn`t buy that car without first inspecting it. It is like buying a pig in a poke.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

BUY A PIG IN A POKE — buy something without been seen in advance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
(BUY) A PIG IN A POKE — if you buy a pig in a poke , you buy sth without seeing it or knowing if it is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — покупать что-л. заглазно
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — покупать кота в мешке
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — покупать кота в мешке
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — покупать что-л. заглазно
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — покупать что-л. заглазно
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — (v. phr.) купить кота в мешке
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — купить кота в мешке
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — купить кота в мешке
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — (v. phr.) купить кота в мешке
English Russian slang dictionary
BUY A PIG IN A POKE — покупать что-л. заглазно
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIG — I Any wild or domestic even-toed ungulate (family Suidae) that is a stout-bodied, short-legged omnivore, with thick, sparsely bristled skin, …
Английский словарь Британика
POKE — I. ˈpōk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old North French poke, poque, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUY — I. ˈbī verb ( bought ˈbȯt, usu -ȯd.+V ; bought ; buying ; buys ) Etymology: Middle English byen (past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POKE — poke 1 — pokable , adj. /pohk/ , v. , poked, poking , n. v.t. 1. to prod or push, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIG
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUY — — buyable , adj. /buy/ , v. , bought, buying , n. v.t. 1. to acquire the possession of, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POKE — I. ˈpōk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French — more at pocket Date: 13th century 1. chiefly Southern & Midland …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIG — I. ˈpig noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pigge Date: 13th century 1. a. : a young domesticated swine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BUY — I. ˈbī verb ( bought ˈbȯt ; buy·ing ) Etymology: Middle English byen, from Old English bycgan; akin to Gothic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POKE — noun a bag; a sack; a pocket. 2. poke ·noun a long, wide sleeve; called also poke sleeve. 3. …
Webster English vocab
PIG — noun a piggin. 2. pig ·noun one who is hoggish; a greedy person. 3. pig ·noun any wild species of …
Webster English vocab
POKE — [poke] n [ME, fr. ONF--more at pocket] (13c) 1 chiefly Southern & Midland: bag, sack 2. a: wallet b: purse …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIG — [pig] n, often attrib [ME pigge] (13c) 1: a young swine not yet sexually mature; broadly: a wild or domestic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BUY — [buy] vb bought ; buy.ing [ME byen, fr. OE bycgan; akin to Goth bugjan to buy] vt (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIG — pig BrE AmE pɪɡ ▷ pigged pɪɡd ▷ pigging ˈpɪɡ ɪŋ ▷ pigs pɪɡz ▶ ˈ pig ˌ iron BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POKE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIG — / pɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also hog especially in NAmE ) an animal with pink, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUY — / baɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bought , bought / bɔːt; NAmE /) WITH MONEY 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIG — I. pig 1 S2 /pɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUY — I. buy 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle bought /bɔːt $ bɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIG — n. & v. --n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BUY — v. & n. --v. (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1 tr. a obtain in exchange for money etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POKE — v. & n. v. 1 (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, point …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIG — n. & v. n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUY — v. & n. v. (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1 tr. a obtain in exchange for money etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POKE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, …
Oxford English vocab
PIG — n. & v. --n. 1. a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Oxford English vocab
BUY — v. & n. --v. (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1. tr. a obtain in exchange for money etc. …
Oxford English vocab
POKE — ( pokes, poking, poked) 1. If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIG — ( pigs, pigging, pigged) 1. A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUY — ( buys, buying, bought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES turns out to be a pig in a poke ▪ What if the car …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bargain buy ▪ This remains a bargain buy at £3.99. an impulse buy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIG — n. wild pig guinea pig pig iron Bay of Pigs invasion
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POKE — Synonyms and related words : Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, amble, arouse, assault, awaken, bag, balefire, balloon, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUY — Synonyms and related words : abide by, accede, accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, acclaim, acquiesce, acquiesce in, acquire, advantageous …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — A blow with the fist: I'll lend you a poke. A poke likewise means a sack: whence, to buy a …
Slang English vocab
PIG — A police officer. A China street pig; a Bow-street officer. Floor the pig and bolt; knock down the officer and …
Slang English vocab
POKE — I. ||poke noun Synonyms: bag 1, pouch, sack II. poke verb 1. to thrust something into so as to stir …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUY — INDEX: 1. to buy something 2. to buy a lot of something 3. to buy something for someone else 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
POKE — n. 25B6; verb she poked him in the ribs : PROD, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick. leave …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — v. 1 jab, stick, prod, dig, goad, stab, thrust, push, elbow, nudge, jog, jostle, butt, shove Be careful not to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POKE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) толчок, пинок, тычок Syn : jab 1. б) удар кулаком Syn : punch II 1. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIG
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUY — 1. гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - bought 1) покупать; приобретать to buy on tick ≈ покупать в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POKE — poke.ogg _I 1. pəʋk n 1. 1> толчок, тычок to give smb. a poke in the ribs - толкнуть кого-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIG — pig.ogg _I 1. pıg n 1. 1> свинья; боров; кабан; свиноматка in pig - супоросая to keep pigs - держать …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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