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1 pig
s 1. prase, svinja; odojak, svinjetina 2. prljava, lakoma, odvratna osoba 3. poluga sirova željeza ili drugog metala, ingot; kalup za lijevanje / guinea # = morsko prasence, zamorac; to buy a # in a poke = kupiti mačka u vreći; to bring one's #s to a fine market = prevariti se u računu; # s might fly = čudesa se mogu dogoditi; [joc] please the # s = ugodi vragu; to make a # of oneself = prežderati se; in # = suprasna (krmača); when the # s fly = nikada* * *
krmak
oprasiti
oprasiti se
prasac
prase
režnji
svinja
svinjetina
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2 poke
s 1. udarac, ćuška 2. vrsta jarma za stoku s vreća, torba, kesa / to buy a pig in a = kupiti mačka u vreći* * *
danguba
guranje
kesa
ljenjivac
podbadanje
probiti
slab udarac
udariti
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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 — 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 — pig′ in a poke′ n. something purchased, accepted, or acquired without a preliminary examination • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
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 — {n. phr.} An unseen bargain; something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully. * /Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke: sometimes the land turns out to be under water./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pig in a poke — {n. phr.} An unseen bargain; something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully. * /Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke: sometimes the land turns out to be under water./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 — n. phr. An unseen bargain; something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully. Buying land by mail is buying a pig in a poke: sometimes the land turns out to be under water … Словарь американских идиом
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 — See a pig in a poke … English idioms
pig in a poke — something accepted or bought without looking at it carefully The stereo system he bought was a pig in a poke. He has no idea if it will work well … Idioms and examples
