blind bargain

Example Sentences

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I'll ne'er buy a blind bargain, or a pig in a pock.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

Poke, pōk, n. a bag: a pouch.—A pig in a poke, a blind bargain, as of a pig bought without being seen.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Jean makes no blind bargain, a fact which detracts somewhat from the interest.

From The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story by Gerould, Gordon Hall

But he’ll strike a blind bargain in there.

From Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl by Hornibrook, Isabel Katherine

Although Murray considered it "a blind bargain," he was disposed to accept it, as it might lead to something better.

From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Smiles, Samuel