TODAY'S IDIOM: PIG IN A POKE

"PIG IN A POKE"

 A deal that is made without first examining it.

Example: Clothes from a catalogue are a pig in a poke. You can't feel the quality of the fabric or know if the clothes will fit.

Gato por liebre.

Example sentences:

• When you buy a used car, you may be getting a pig in a poke / Cuando compras un automóvil usado, puedes conseguir un gato por liebre.

• You shouldn't buy a house without thoroughly inspecting it, It is like buying a pig in a poke / Usted no debería comprar una casa sin inspeccionarla a fondo, es como comprar un gato por liebre.

Additional examples:

• The car salesman was peddling a pig in a poke.  

• That car he bought is a real pig in a poke.

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