sell someone a pup

== English == === Etymology === From an old swindle, where one would be sold a bag purportedly containing a piglet, but actually containing a puppy. Compare pig in a poke. === Verb === sell someone a pup (third-person singular simple present sells someone a pup, present participle selling someone a pup, simple past and past participle sold someone a pup) (UK) To sell something of little worth, pretending that it is something else of greater value. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deceive ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in the passive voice: ==== Related terms ==== buy a pup ==== Translations ==== === See also === sell someone a bill of goods let the cat out of the bag pig in a poke