be sold a pup

(British informal)

to be tricked into buying something that is not worth anything I'm afraid you've been sold a pup there. You should always get an expert to look over a second-hand car before you buy it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rida	-	Arabic
Lamprecht	LAHMP-rekht (German)	German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
Jan	['dʒæn]
Igor	EE-gər (Russian), EE-gawr (Polish)	Russian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Fortunatus	-	Late Roman
Alpin	-	Scottish