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pəuk 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) stikke, dytte2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) stikke hull i3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) stikke gjennom/ut fra2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) dytt, støt- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose intodytt--------sekkIsubst. \/pəʊk\/1) ( dialekt) pose, liten sekk2) ( gammeldags) lommebuy a pig in a poke kjøpe katta i sekkenIIsubst. \/pəʊk\/støt, dytt, puffIIIsubst. \/pəʊk\/1) kysehatt2) brem på kysehattIVsubst. \/pəʊk\/1) ( den amerikanske plantearten Phytolacca americana) kermesbær2) ( plantearten Veratrum viride) forklaring: amerikansk nyserotVverb \/pəʊk\/1) dytte, skubbe, støte, puffe (med spiss gjenstand, finger e.l.), gjennombore2) rake (med ildrake)3) stikke4) ( vulgært) knulle5) pirke6) rote7) stikke frem, stikke utbe poked up ( hverdagslig) være innestengtpoke about\/around drive omkring, slenge omkringpoke about\/into snuse i, rote ipoke and pry snuse omkring, snoke rundtpoke fun at se ➢ fun, 1poke oneself up ( hverdagslig) stenge seg innepoke one's nose into snoke i, stikke nesen i blande seg opp i, legge seg opp ipoke somebody on the nose klappe til noen, gi noen en (midt) på trynettake a poke at ( hverdagslig) rette et slag mot
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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
buy a pig in a poke — 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 … Idioms and examples
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
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