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  2. Pig in a poke - Wikipedia

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    A "poke" is a sack, so the image is of a concealed item being sold. Starting in the 19th century, this idiom was explained as a confidence trick where a farmer would substitute a cat for a suckling pig when bringing it to market.

  3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] "Buying a pig in a poke" has become a colloquial expression in many European languages, including English, for when someone buys something without examining it beforehand. [13] In some regions the "pig" in the phrase is replaced by "cat", referring to the bag's actual content, but the saying is otherwise identical.

  4. Pig in a poke (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Pig in a poke is an idiom that refers to a kind of confidence trick. A pig in a poke may also refer to: Pig in a Poke, an Australian TV series; Pig in a Poke, a fictional game show seen in the film National Lampoon's European Vacation "A Pig in a Poke", an episode of the TV series The Worst Witch; A Pig in a Poke, a 1971 novel by Yuri Koval

  5. Category:Metaphors referring to pigs - Wikipedia

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    Pig in a poke; W. When pigs fly This page was last edited on 28 October 2021, at 01:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  6. What Is Big Mama’s Secret Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake?

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    Poke holes in the cake with a fork and pour the warm icing over top. Read the original article on ALLRECIPES. Show comments. Advertisement. Search Recipes. Asian Glazed Chicken & Stir-Fry Vegetables.

  7. Talk:Pig in a poke - Wikipedia

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    9 "Poke" is a current expression in the USA? 4 comments. 10 Ambiguous sentence. 14 comments. 11 The Portuguese supposed similar expression actually refers to the con.

  8. Lipstick on a pig - Wikipedia

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    Pigs have long been featured in proverbial expressions: a "pig's ear", a "pig in a poke", as well as the Biblical expressions "pearls before swine" and "ring of gold in a swine's snout". Whereas the phrase "lipstick on a pig" seems to have been coined in the 20th century, the concept of the phrase may not be particularly recent.

  9. Chinese proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Scarborough noted that there are many proverbs with parallels to European ones, including: "Too many cooks spoil the broth," with the parallel "Seven hands and eight feet," "a pig in a poke" with the parallel "a cat in a bag," and "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," with "Wherever you go, talk as the people of the place talk." [32]