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buy a pig in a poke

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  1. To buy something sight unseen (a “poke” is a bag): “The mail-order offer sounded like a bargain, but I didn't want to buy a pig in a poke.”

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"You're not just asking us to buy a pig in a poke, you're just asking us to buy a poke - because there's not much pig in it at the moment," he said.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2012

His comment could have been echoed by politicians in scores of cities and counties where the electorate refused to buy a pig in a poke.

From Time Magazine Archive

Simon is no collector to buy a pig in a poke.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no need for the party to buy a pig in a poke.

From Time Magazine Archive

How could we ask people to buy a pig in a poke?

From Sunrise by Black, William

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