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Buy a Pig in a Poke

To buy something immediately without even examining it

Etymology:

  • Hundred years ago, people, especially the farmers used a small bag or sack known as a poke. They used to bring their pigs in those pokes to sell in the market. Sometime famer cheated people by saying that they cannot open the poke because by doing so pigs will run away. The reason behind this cheating was to bring undersized pigs or cats to sell instead of good pigs. Therefore, this expression was used to alert people about anything they attain or buy to check it in order to not buy a ‘pig in a poke’.
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You should buy the property that has no previous legal issues. Make sure you don’t buy a pig in a poke.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

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kaufen Sie die Katze im Sack

cumpăra pisica în traistă

köp en gris i en poke

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