- be sold a pup
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to be conned, swindled, deceived
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be sold a pup — British, informal to be tricked into buying something that is not worth anything. I m afraid you ve been sold a pup there. You should always get an expert to look over a second hand car before you buy it … New idioms dictionary
Sold a pup — (be) the victim of some deceptio … Dictionary of Australian slang
sold a pup — Australian Slang (be) the victim of some deceptio … English dialects glossary
sold a pup — deceive, cheat, swindle … English contemporary dictionary
sold a pup — Swindled … A concise dictionary of English slang
pup — [pʌp] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: puppy] 1.) a young dog = ↑puppy ▪ a spaniel pup ▪ a litter of pups (=several pups born to the same mother at the same time) 2.) a young ↑seal or ↑otter … Dictionary of contemporary English
Be sold a pup — be the victim of some deception … Dictionary of Australian slang
be sold a pup — Australian Slang be the victim of some deception … English dialects glossary
pup — /pʌp / (say pup) noun 1. a young dog, especially one less than one year old; a puppy. 2. a young seal. 3. a conceited or empty headed boy or young man. 4. Colloquial an inexperienced young man. 5. an offshoot of a plant: a bromeliad making pups.… …
pup — 1 noun (C) 1 a young dog; a puppy: a spaniel pup 2 a young seal 1 (1) or otter: seal pups 3 old fashioned an insulting word for a young man who is rude or too confident: Don t you threaten me, you young pup! 4 be sold a pup BrE old fashioned to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
