buy a pig in a poke



buy a pig in a poke

Fig. to buy something without looking inside first. If you don't get a good look at the engine of a used car before you buy it, you'll wind up buying a pig in a poke. I just took the salesman's word that this camera worked. I guess I bought a pig in a poke.
See also: buy, pig, poke

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JohnathonJAHN-a-thanEnglish
KerstinSHESH-tin (Swedish), KER-stin (German)Swedish, German
Andromacheahn-dro-mah-ke (Ancient Greek)Greek Mythology
Richelle-English
Gauthier-French
Dervila-Irish