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Idioms connected with paying,
buying and selling
Buy a pig in a poke
I can’t buy a pig in a poke. I have to examine the laptop first.
Pay over the odds
I’ll probably pay over the odds for that Lamborghini during the car
show.
Foot the bill
My friends took me out for lunch and they footed the bill because it was
my birthday
Rip off / rip somebody off
That car is a rip off
The seller wants to rip us off
the act of stealing
or cheating
Drive a hard bargain
I really drove a hard bargain. I took a taxi for ten soles
from La victoria to Ancon.
to demand a lot or refuse
to give much when making
an agreement with
someone
Drive a hard bargain
I really drove a hard bargain. I took a taxi for ten soles
from La victoria to Ancon.
to demand a lot or refuse
to give much when making
an agreement with
someone

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Idioms connected with paying, buying and selling

  • 1. Idioms connected with paying, buying and selling
  • 2. Buy a pig in a poke I can’t buy a pig in a poke. I have to examine the laptop first.
  • 3. Pay over the odds I’ll probably pay over the odds for that Lamborghini during the car show.
  • 4. Foot the bill My friends took me out for lunch and they footed the bill because it was my birthday
  • 5. Rip off / rip somebody off That car is a rip off The seller wants to rip us off the act of stealing or cheating
  • 6. Drive a hard bargain I really drove a hard bargain. I took a taxi for ten soles from La victoria to Ancon. to demand a lot or refuse to give much when making an agreement with someone
  • 7. Drive a hard bargain I really drove a hard bargain. I took a taxi for ten soles from La victoria to Ancon. to demand a lot or refuse to give much when making an agreement with someone