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Rodney Myrvaagnes
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On 22 Jan 2005 22:04:31 GMT,
ospam (DJS0302) wrote:
>Does anyone know the expression that means to describe something that looks
>valuable at first glance but turns out to be worthless? I want to say "A pig
>in a poke" but I'm not sure if that's it.
No. That means you don't know what you are buying. Of course it may
turn out to be worthless, but a poke is a bag. You can't see the pig.
Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a
"Hawg Polo?" . . . "Hawg Polo"
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