buy a pig in a poke
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“Dr. Van Helsing, I don’t quite like to ‘buy a pig in a poke,’ as they say in Scotland, and if it be anything in which my honour as a gentleman or my faith as a Christian is concerned, I cannot make such a promise.
From Literature
Charles Michel, president of the European Council, tweeted after the Johnson meeting, “Ready to put a tiger in the tank but not to buy a pig in a poke. Level playing field is essential.”
From Washington Post
“Just tell me the truth. And if you don’t know, don’t ask me to buy a pig in a poke.”
From Washington Post
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. seemed inclined to try to give lower courts more guidance, saying he was disinclined “to buy a pig in a poke.”
From New York Times
“Mother says that: Never buy a pig in a poke. I guess a poke is a sack.”
From Literature
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