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1 poke
[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.) dregniti2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) zvrtati (luknjo)3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) pomoliti; moleti2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) sunek- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into* * *I [póuk]nounsunek, drezljaj; American colloquially pohajkovačII [póuk]1.transitive verbsuniti, suvati, dregniti, dregati, poriniti, porivati (in v, noter); preluknjati, napraviti luknjo (in v); podrezati (ogenj); pomoliti (glavo), vtakniti (nos; into v);2.intransitive verbvtikati se; bosti, dregniti, dregati (at); bezati, brskati (in); iskati, stikati, tipati (v mraku)to poke and pry — biti radoveden, brskati za čemto poke one's head — iztegniti vrat, pomoliti glavoIII [póuk]noundialectal vreča, žakelj; archaic žep -
2 pig
[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) prašič2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) svinja•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) prašičji- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *I [pig]nounprašič, svinja; svinjina.; technical šibika, kos surovega železa, kalup za vlivanje; pomarančni krhelj; colloquially umazanec, požeruh, svinjaAmerican slang blind pig — skrivna točilnicafiguratively to carry pigs to market — hoteti kupčevatifiguratively to buy a pig in a poke — kupiti mačka v žakljupigs in clover — ljudje, ki so hitro obogateli, pa ne vedo kam z denarjem; vrsta družabne igreto go to pigs and whistles — iti rakom žvižgat, propastito make a pig of o.s. — požrešno jesti, žretiplease the pigs — če bo šlo vse po sreči, če bodo okoliščine dopuščaleII [pig]intransitive verboprasiti se -
3 buy
present participle - buying; verb(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) kupiti* * *I [bai]transitive verbkupiti; podkupiti; figuratively drago plačatito buy over s.o.'s head — (po)nuditi višjo cenocolloquially to buy a white horse — razmetavati denarI will not buy that — s tem se ne strinjam; tega ne dovolimII [bai]nounAmerican dobra kupčija
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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
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