een kat in de zak kopen
[eːn kɑt ɪn də zɑk ˈkoːpə(n)]
verb phrase idioms expressions
LanguageDutch (Netherlands)
Meaning- to buy a pig in a poke
- To purchase something without inspecting it first, only to find out it is not what was expected.
Hij kocht een kat in de zak toen hij die tweedehands auto kocht.
He bought a pig in a poke when he bought that second-hand car.
Pronunciationeːn kɑt ɪn də zɑk ˈkoːpə(n)
Part of speechverb phrase
Romanizationeen kat in de zak kopen
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