Kupować kota w worku - what does it mean?

Polish

asked by
Ania Marysia published
about 4 years ago

Proszę explain the meaning of kupować/kupić kota w worku.

Is that like the English idiom buying a pig in a poke?

1 answer

answered by
Pawel published
about 4 years ago

Yes Ania. It has exactly the same meaning, buying without inspecting the item beforehand.

If we translate it literarly, Kupować kota w worku is To buy a cat in a bag.