buy/sell a pup

buy/sell a pup
buy/sell a pup
Brit informal + old-fashioned
◇ To buy a pup means to pay too much money for something or to buy something that is worthless. To sell (someone) a pup means to trick someone into paying too much for something or into buying something that is worthless.
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Main Entry:pup

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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