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1 to buy a pig in a poke
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2 pig
[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) porco2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) de porco- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *[pig] n 1 porco. 2 leitão, bácoro. 3 carne de porco. 4 coll glutão. 5 coll porcalhão. 6 ferro-gusa. 7 lingote de metal. 8 sl depr tira (policial). • vt+vi 1 viver como porco (viver amontoado e em más condições de higiene). 2 parir (porcos). I gave him a pig of his own sow paguei-o com a mesma moeda. in pig prenhe (porca). pigs might fly coisas incríveis podem acontecer (indicando incredulidade quanto ao que acabou de ser dito). to bleed like a pig sangrar abundantemente. to buy a pig in a poke comprar nabos em saco. to drive one’s pigs to the market roncar. to make a pig of oneself comer ou beber demais, empanturrar-se. to make a pig’s ear fazer malfeito. to pig it viver em uma vizinhança suja. to pig out comer demais, empanturrar-se. when pigs fly nunca, quando as galinhas tiverem dentes.
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(buy) a pig in a poke — (buy) a pig in a ˈpoke idiom if you buy a pig in a poke, you buy sth without seeing it or knowing if it is good enough • Buying from a catalogue can mean buying a pig in a poke. Main entry: ↑pigidiom … Useful english dictionary
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buy a pig in a poke — buy something without been seen in advance … English contemporary dictionary
Pig in a poke — is an idiom that refers to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce but apparently rats and cats were not.The scheme entailed the sale of a suckling pig in a poke (bag). The wriggling bag actually contained a… … Wikipedia
pig in a poke — something offered in such a way that the one to whom it is offered does not know exactly what the thing is nor what its real value is was too shrewd ever to buy a pig in a poke * * * something not adequately appraised or of undetermined value, as … Useful english dictionary
pig in a poke — Date: 1562 something offered in such a way as to obscure its real nature or worth < unwilling to buy a pig in a poke > … New Collegiate Dictionary
pig in a poke — If someone buys a pig in a poke, they buy something without checking the condition it was in, usually finding out later that it was defective … The small dictionary of idiomes
pig in a poke — If someone buys a pig in a poke, they buy something without checking the condition it was in, usually finding out later that it was defective. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Pig in a poke — If someone buys a pig in a poke, they buy something without checking the condition it was in, usually finding out later that it was defective … Dictionary of English idioms
a pig in a poke — see under ↑poke2 • • • Main Entry: ↑pig a pig in a poke A thing bought unseen, or a commitment made to something unknown or unknowable • • • Main Entry: ↑poke * * * I something that is bought or accepted without knowing its value or seeing it… … Useful english dictionary
pig — [pig] n. pl. pigs or pig [ME pigge, orig., young pig (replacing OE swin) < OE * picga, as in picgbread, mast, pig s food] 1. any swine, esp. the unweaned young of the thick bodied domesticated species (Sus scrofa): see HOG (sense 1) 2. meat… … English World dictionary