buy the rabbit

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To get the worst of a bargain. UK,archaic,slang
    — This is ruffian-like, by superiority of numbers to endeavor to make honest people buy the rabbit.

词形变化

buys the rabbit present,singular,third-person buying the rabbit participle,present bought the rabbit participle,past bought the rabbit past

词源

According to Hotten: from an old story about a man selling a cat to a foreigner as a rabbit.
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