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pig in a poke
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pig in a poke
Something whose true value is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.
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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pig
You can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.
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better than a poke in the eye
Alternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
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better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick
Alternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
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better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nail
Alternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
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better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
Better than nothing; not unsatisfactory but also not a reason for enthusiastic excitement.
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better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stick
Alternative form of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
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poke about
To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
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poke along
To move along very slowly.
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poke around
To search for something, especially in an unorganized way
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poke out
To be barely visible past an obstruction or obstructions; to protrude.
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poke out
To emerge from behind, in, or under something.
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poke out
To cause to protrude or emerge.
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poke out
To remove by poking.
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poke someone's eye out
To damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.
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pig out
To eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.
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put lipstick on a pig
Making superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.
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couldn't stop a pig in a passage
Bow-legged.
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eat like a pig
To chew noisily, with one's mouth open, or with much greed.
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even a blind pig can find an acorn once in a while
Being right once doesn't prove anything
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fat as a pig
Exceptionally fat. Fat to the extent of resembling a pig. Morbidly obese.
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guinea pig
A tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.
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happy as a pig in shit
Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.
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in a pig's arse
Absolutely not; under no circumstances.
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in a pig's eye
Very unlikely; probably never.
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make a pig of oneself
To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.
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make a pig's ear of
To do badly; to make a mess of.
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male chauvinist pig
sexist man
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not in a pig's eye
A chiding expression, relative to an odd-ball idea or suggestion. Deemed irrelevant, awkward, foreign, inappropriate.
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pig fucker
Alternative form of pigfucker.
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pig fucker
Used other than as an idiom.
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pig out
They watched the game and pigged out on chips and pizza.
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squeal like a stuck pig
To utter loud, high-pitched squeals.
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sweat like a pig
To sweat profusely, to be perspiring lots of sweat.
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wrestle with a pig
To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.
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wrestling with a pig
To engage in a pointless task that leaves one worse off for having made an honest attempt.
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double dutch
A language game akin to pig Latin.
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pachyderm
A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
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