English-French translations for pig in a poke

• acheter chat en poche
  Nous ne voulons pas acheter chat en poche. We are not interested in buying a pig in a poke.
  Nous ne voulons pas acheter chat en poche, nous devrions procéder demain au vote de notre rapport et donner l' occasion à ces messieurs et dames de reconnaître leur erreur. We should not buy a pig in a poke; we should vote on our report tomorrow and give these gentlemen the opportunity to think again.

Definition of pig in a poke

• Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale

Related words

• buy a pig in a poke
• be sold a pig in a poke
• in a pig's eye
• in a pig's ear
• even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
• like a pig in clover
• as a pig in muck