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buy a pig in a poke

buy a pig in a poke
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bahy ey pig in ey pohk]
    • /baɪ eɪ pɪg ɪn eɪ poʊk/
    • /baɪ ə pɪɡ ɪn ə pəʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahy ey pig in ey pohk]
    • /baɪ eɪ pɪg ɪn eɪ poʊk/

Definition of buy a pig in a poke words

  • noun buy a pig in a poke to buy, get, or agree to something without sight or knowledge of it in advance 3
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noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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buy a pig in a poke popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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