英语词汇“pig in a poke”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pig in a poke (also bag) n. (and variants) [see also poke n.¹ 1a] something bought or accepted without prior inspection; esp. in to buy (also sell) a pig in a poke.

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?a1325 (c1250) Prov. Hendyng (Cambr.) xxxvi, in Anglia (1881) 4 189 Wan man ȝevit þe a pig, opin þe powch.]

1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.ii^v I wyll neuer bye the pyg in the poke.

1583 R. Greene Mamillia f. 34 He is a foole, they say, that will buy ye pig in the poke: or wed a wife without trial.

1679 G. Rose tr. P. Boaistuau Theatre of World 201 Buying, as they say, a Pig in a Bag.

1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. cviii. 300 Have a care of Buying a Pig in a Poke.

1718 W. Taverner Artful Wife iii. 31 I've consider'd the Articles of Agreement, and don't very well like 'em. Let me see: For Better for Worse,—that's buying a Pig in a Poke.

1770 C. Jenner Placid Man II. vi. ii. 184 Possibly neither of us may absolutely like to buy a pig in a poke.

1830 G. Flagg Let. 2 Aug. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 41 It would be buying a pig in a poke to buy land in the Bounty tract without seeing it.

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxxxvi. 108 The reason the parliamentary jobber hates the Ballot, is because he does not like buying a pig in a poke.

1932 J. J. Hardie Cattle Camp (1944) 270 Best pair of legs I've ever seen! Great idea, these short skirts. No more buying a pig in a poke!

1965 P. Bradford Born with Blues 115 I know what the results will be and Columbia won't be buying a ‘pig in the bag’.

1995 Inside Fort Collins 30 Mar. 2/1 But let's first thoroughly examine whether we can meet that demand..before rushing to purchase a pricey potential pig-in-the-poke.

单词	pig in a poke
释义	> as lemmas pig in a poke (also bag) pig in a poke (also bag) n. (and variants) [see also poke n.¹ 1a] something bought or accepted without prior inspection; esp. in to buy (also sell) a pig in a poke. ΚΠ ?a1325 (c1250) Prov. Hendyng (Cambr.) xxxvi, in Anglia (1881) 4 189 Wan man ȝevit þe a pig, opin þe powch.] 1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. B.ii^v I wyll neuer bye the pyg in the poke. 1583 R. Greene Mamillia f. 34 He is a foole, they say, that will buy ye pig in the poke: or wed a wife without trial. 1679 G. Rose tr. P. Boaistuau Theatre of World 201 Buying, as they say, a Pig in a Bag. 1692 C. Gildon Post-boy rob'd of his Mail I. cviii. 300 Have a care of Buying a Pig in a Poke. 1718 W. Taverner Artful Wife iii. 31 I've consider'd the Articles of Agreement, and don't very well like 'em. Let me see: For Better for Worse,—that's buying a Pig in a Poke. 1770 C. Jenner Placid Man II. vi. ii. 184 Possibly neither of us may absolutely like to buy a pig in a poke. 1830 G. Flagg Let. 2 Aug. in Flagg Corr. (1986) 41 It would be buying a pig in a poke to buy land in the Bounty tract without seeing it. 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxxxvi. 108 The reason the parliamentary jobber hates the Ballot, is because he does not like buying a pig in a poke. 1932 J. J. Hardie Cattle Camp (1944) 270 Best pair of legs I've ever seen! Great idea, these short skirts. No more buying a pig in a poke! 1965 P. Bradford Born with Blues 115 I know what the results will be and Columbia won't be buying a ‘pig in the bag’. 1995 Inside Fort Collins 30 Mar. 2/1 But let's first thoroughly examine whether we can meet that demand..before rushing to purchase a pricey potential pig-in-the-poke. extracted from pign.¹ < as lemmas
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