Meaning of sell someone a pup | Babel Free

Definitions

To sell something of little worth, pretending that it is something else of greater value.

UK

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Examples

““Yes,” I agreed, “you undoubtedly sold him a pup. Precious mug he must have been to let you. But I suppose, as it was Saturday night, he was pretty busy.””

“I don't know who sold him the gold prospectus, but whoever did, sold him a pup.”

“The document[…] reveals how Churchill complained that Duff had “sold him a pup” and let him think that “this place is a real bomb-proof shelter”.”

“Online dog lovers sold a pup [title]”

“It hurt Henrietta to think that there was any area in which her husband did not excel, but if he had been anyone else she would have concluded that the dealer had sold him a pup.”

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