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
Shihab	-	Arabic
Yonatan	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Muhammed	-	Turkish, Arabic
Alanbrooke	['a:ləmbruk]
Eustache	-	French
Aleksej	-	Slovene