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купить кота в мешкеBuying a car without test-driving it is like buying a pig in a poke.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > buy a pig in a poke
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1) покупать что-л. не глядя, заглазно или не зная ценности; ≈ купить кота в мешке [этим. фр. acheter chat en poche]; см. тж. a pig in a poke и sell a pig in a poke‘Are you sure you're not buying a pig in a poke?’ Thomas asked. ‘...Pig in a poke,’ said Barsiny. ‘We know your work, Mr. Benda.’ (S. Heym, ‘The Eyes of Reason’, book I, ch. 10) — - А вы уверены, что не покупаете кота в мешке? - спросил Томас. - Кота в мешке? - повторил Барсини. - Но мы ведь знаем ваши произведения, господин Бенда.
2) принять на себя обязательство или принять решение, не зная о вытекающих из него последствияхThe next evening Rollie told me everything was fixed up with the master mechanik but he couldn't be expected to buy a pig in a poke. He wanted to look me over first to see that I was sound in body and reasonably sound in mind. (J. Conroy, ‘The Disinherited’, part I, ch. X) — На следующий вечер Ролли сказал мне, что есть полная договоренность с главным механиком, но нельзя предполагать, что тот примет на работу совершенно неизвестного ему человека. Он хотел сперва посмотреть на меня и убедиться в том, что я здоров физически и хотя бы относительно здоров в психическом отношении.
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пoкупaть чтo-л. нe глядя, зaглaзнo или нe знaя цeннocти; купить кoтa в мeшкe [этим. фр.]'Are you sure you're not buying a pig in a poke?' Thomas asked. '...Pig in a poke,' said Barsiny. 'We know your work, Mr. Ben da' (S. Heym) -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > buy a pig in a poke
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1) Общая лексика: покупать кота в мешке, соглашаться ( на что-л.) заглазно2) Экономика: купить нечто ненужное3) Бухгалтерия: покупать что-л. заглазно4) Пословица: купить кота в мешке (дословно: Купить поросёнка в мешке), купить кота в мешке -
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<05> купить кота в мешкеАнгло-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > buy a pig in a poke
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идиом. фраз. гл.купить кота в мешкеАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > buy a pig in a poke
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покупать что-л. заглазноАнгло-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > buy a pig in a poke
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English-Russian Idioms illustrated collection > buy a pig in a poke
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Купить кота в мешкеDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Buy a pig in a poke
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"покупать кота в мешке"English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > buy a pig in a poke
См. также в других словарях:
(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