(n) Buddha's proverbs, See Also: saying of the Buddha, Example:พระพุทธภาษิตเป็นถ้อยคำที่เราสามารถนำมาใช้ในชีวิตประจำวันได้ทุกยุคทุกสมัย, Thai Definition:ถ้อยคำอันเป็นคำกล่าวของพระพุทธเจ้า

สุภาษิต

(n) proverb, Syn. ภาษิต, Ant. ทุภาษิต, Unit:บท

ภาษิต

(n) proverb, See Also: saying, motto, maxim, adage, dictum, byword, saw, Syn. สุภาษิต, Example:เขาจบคำปราศรัยของเขาลงด้วยภาษิตบทหนึ่ง, Unit:ภาษิต, ข้อ, บท, Thai Definition:ถ้อยคำหรือข้อความที่กล่าวสืบต่อกันมาช้านานแล้ว มีความหมายเป็นคติ, Notes:(สันสกฤต)

สุภาษิต

(n) proverb, See Also: saying, adage, maxim, saw, moral, Example:สุภาษิตไทยมีคติสอนใจที่ดีแฝงอยู่, Thai Definition:ถ้อยคำหรือข้อความที่กล่าวสืบต่อกันมาช้านานแล้ว มีความหมายเป็นคติสอนใจ

คำพังเพย

(n) aphorism, See Also: proverb, adage, dictum, epigram, Syn. พังเพย, สำนวน, คำคม, Example:ทุกคนในวงการธุรกิจใช้คำพังเพยว่า น้ำขึ้นให้รีบตัก

สำนวน

(n) aphorism, See Also: proverb, idiom, dictum, adage, epigram, Syn. คำพังเพย, คำคม, Example:การทำงานของพ่อลูกคู่นี้ใช้ได้กับสำนวนลูกไม้หล่นไม่ไกลต้นเพราะถอดแบบเดียวกัน, Thai Definition:ถ้อยคำหรือข้อความที่กล่าวสืบต่อกันมาช้านาน มีความหมายไม่ตรงตามตัวหรือมีความหมายอื่นแฝงอยู่

พังเพย

(n) aphorism, See Also: adage, proverb, Syn. คำพังเพย, Example:โบราณจะมีคำพังเพยสอนเปรียบเทียบเพื่อเป็นตัวอย่าง ให้เข้าใจมากขึ้น, Thai Definition:ถ้อยคำหรือข้อความที่กล่าวสืบต่อกันมาช้านานแล้ว โดยกล่าวเป็นกลางๆ เพื่อให้ตีความเข้ากับเรื่อง

พุทธภาษิต

(n) Buddhist proverb, See Also: Buddha's proverb, Example:รัฐบาลต้องสำนึกเสมอว่า การที่จะหวังพึ่งความช่วยเหลือจากใคร เราจะต้องช่วยตัวเองก่อน เหมือนกับพุทธภาษิตที่ว่า ตนแลเป็นที่พึ่งแห่งตน, Thai Definition:ภาษิตทางศาสนาพุทธ

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

คำพังเพย

[kham phangpoēi] (n) EN: aphorism ; proverb ; adage ; dictum ; saying ; maxim ; epigram FR: proverbe [ m ] ; dicton [ m ] ; citation [ f ] ; aphorisme [ m ] ; maxime [ f ] ; adage [ m ]

พังเพย

[phangphoēi] (n) EN: aphorism ; proverb ; adage ; dictum ; saying ; maxim ; epigram ; motto FR: proverbe [ m ] ; dicton [ m ] ; citation [ f ] ; aphorisme [ m ] ; maxime [ f ] ; devise [ f ] ; adage [ m ]

ภาษิต

[phāsīt] (n) EN: saying ; proverb ; motto ; maxim ; adage ; dictum ; byword ; saw FR: proverbe [ m ] ; pensée [ f ] ; dicton [ m ] ; maxime [ f ] ; adage [ m ]

สุภาษิต

[suphāsit] (n) EN: proverb ; aphorism ; adage ; saying ; maxim FR: dicton [ m ] ; proverbe [ m ] ; pensée [ f ] ; aphorisme [ m ] ; adage [ m ] ; principe moral [ m ]

สุภาษิตไทย

[suphāsit Thai] (n) EN: Thai saying ; Thai proverb FR: dicton thaï [ m ] ; proverbe thaï [ m ]

ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus

proverb

A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools. [ Proverb ]

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. [ Proverb ]

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A burnt child dreads the fire. [ Proverb ]

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Accidents will happen. [ Proverb ]

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A cornered rat will bite a cat. [ Proverb ]

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Actions speak louder than words. [ Proverb ]

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A fish out of water. [ Proverb ]

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A fool and his money are soon parted. [ Proverb ]

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A fool's bolt is soon shot. [ Proverb ]

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A fox is not caught twice in the same snare. [ Proverb ]

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A friend to all is a friend to none. [ Proverb ]

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A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. [ Proverb ]

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After a storm comes a calm. [ Proverb ]

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A good appetite is a good sauce. [ Proverb ]

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A good beginning makes a good ending. [ Proverb ]

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A good husband makes a good wife. [ Proverb ]

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A good neighbour is better than a brother far off. [ Proverb ]

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All his geese are swans. [ Proverb ]

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All is fair in love and war. [ Proverb ]

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All roads lead to Rome. [ Proverb ]

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All's fair in love and war. [ Proverb ]

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All's grist that comes to his mill. [ Proverb ]

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All that glitters is not gold. [ Proverb ]

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. [ Proverb ]

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A man away from home need feel no shame. [ Proverb ]

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A man is known by the company he keeps. [ Proverb ]

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A miss is as good as a mile. [ Proverb ]

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away. [ Proverb ]

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An army travels on its stomach. [ Proverb ]

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A new broom sweeps clean. [ Proverb ]

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An old proverb says that time is money.

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A penny saved is a penny earned. [ Proverb ]

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A rolling stone gathers no moss. [ Proverb ]

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Art is long, life is short. [ Proverb ]

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A saint's maid quotes Latin. [ Proverb ]

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A soft answer is a specific cure of anger. [ Proverb ]

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A sound mind dwells in a sound body. [ Proverb ]

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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart. [ Proverb ]

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As the proverb goes, "The end justifies the means."

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As the proverb goes, time is really money.

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As the proverb says, "Time is money."

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"A stitch in time saves nine" is a proverb.

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A stitch in time saves nine. [ Proverb ]

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As you sow, so will you reap. [ Proverb ]

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A tree is known by its fruit. [ Proverb ]

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Attack is the best form of defense. [ Proverb ]

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A watched pot never boils. [ Proverb ]

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A woman is a weathercock. [ Proverb ]

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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft. [ Proverb ]

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A wonder lasts but nine days. [ Proverb ]

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates] CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

proverb

/P R AA1 V ER0 B/ /พร้า เฝ่อ (ร) บึ/

proverbs

/P R AA1 V ER0 B Z/ /พร้า เฝ่อ (ร) บึ สึ/

proverbial

/P R AH0 V ER1 B IY0 AH0 L/ /เผรอะ เฟ้อ (ร) บี่ เอิ่ล/

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

proverb

(n,(count)) /prˈɒvɜːb/ /เพราะ เฝอ บึ/ /p r o1 v @@ b/

proverbs

(n,(count)) /prˈɒvɜːbz/ /เพราะ เฝอ บึ สึ/ /p r o1 v @@ b z/

proverbial

(adj) /prəvˈɜːbɪəl/ /เผรอะ เฟ้อ เบี่ย (ร) ล/ /p r @1 v @@1 b i@ l/

proverbially

(adv) /prəvˈɜːbɪəliː/ /เผรอะ เฟ้อ เบี่ย (ร) หลี่/ /p r @1 v @@1 b i@ l ii/

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

proverb

(n) a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people, Syn. adage, saw, byword

proverbial

(adj) of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb, Example:he kicked the proverbial bucket; the proverbial grasshopper

proverbial

(adj) widely known and spoken of, Example:her proverbial lateness; the proverbial absentminded professor; your proverbial dizzy blonde

proverbially

(adv) in the manner of something that has become a byword, Example:this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood

proverbs

(n) an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon), Syn. Book of Proverbs

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Proverb

n. [ OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L. proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See Verb. ] 1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Chaucer. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. [ 1913 Webster ]

His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. John xvi. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations. Deut. xxviii. 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A drama exemplifying a proverb. [ 1913 Webster ]

Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proverb

v. t. 1. To name in, or as, a proverb. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool ? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To provide with a proverb. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proverb

v. i. To write or utter proverbs. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Proverbial

a. [ L. proverbialis: cf. F. proverbial. ] 1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial. [ 1913 Webster ]

In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. “A proverbial obscurity.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proverbialism

n. A proverbial phrase. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proverbialist

n. One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proverbialize

v. t. & i. [ Cf. F. proverbialiser. ] To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proverbially

adv. In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

俗话

[俗话 / 俗話, sú huà] common saying; proverb #11211

俗语

[俗语 / 俗語, sú yǔ] common saying; proverb #27404

谚语

[谚语 / 諺語, yàn yǔ] proverb #29892

吴越

[吴越 / 吳越, Wú Yuè] states of south China in different historical periods; proverbially perpetual arch-enemies #32256

箴言

[箴言, zhēn yán] an admonition; a word of warning, ruling or advise; a motto; the biblical Book of Proverbs #34486

有情人终成眷属

[有情人终成眷属 / 有情人終成眷屬, yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ] to get married in the end (谚语 proverb); love will find a way; the guy gets his girl etc, See Also: 谚语 #38973

机不可失

[机不可失 / 機不可失, jī bù kě shī] no time to lose (谚语 proverb); chance not to be missed; now or never, See Also: 谚语 #40580

谚

[谚 / 諺, yàn] proverb #50318

终成眷属

[终成眷属 / 終成眷屬, zhōng chéng juàn shǔ] to get married in the end (谚语 proverb); love will find a way; the guy gets his girl etc, See Also: 谚语 #60786

人不可貌相

[人不可貌相, rén bù kě mào xiàng] (proverb) You can't judge a man by his looks. #65986

时不再来

[时不再来 / 時不再來, shí bù zài lái] the time will not come again (谚语 proverb); take the opportunity while you can, See Also: 谚语 #81762

久病成医

[久病成医 / 久病成醫, jiǔ bìng chéng yī] (proverb) a long illness makes the patient into a doctor #90298

失败是成功之母

[失败是成功之母 / 失敗是成功之母, shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ] Failure is the mother of success (proverb) #100732

真金不怕火炼

[真金不怕火炼 / 真金不怕火煉, zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn] true gold fears no fire (谚语 proverb); a person of integrity can stand severe tests, See Also: 谚语 #112115

俗话说

[俗话说 / 俗話說, sú huà shuō] as the proverb says; as they say...

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴

[千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 / 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴, qiān lǐ zhī dī, kuì yú yǐ xué] an ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike (谚语 proverb); fig. huge damage from a moment's negligence, See Also: 谚语

周三径一

[周三径一 / 周三徑一, zhōu sān jìng yī] circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius

少女露笑脸，婚事半成全

[少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 / 少女露笑臉，婚事半成全, shào nǚ lù xiào liǎn, hūn shì bàn chéng quán] when the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done (谚语 proverb), See Also: 谚语

懒驴上磨屎尿多

[懒驴上磨屎尿多 / 懶驢上磨屎尿多, lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō] (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working; lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing

成功的男人后面必有一个奉献的女人

[成功的男人后面必有一个奉献的女人 / 成功的男人後面必有一個奉獻的女人, chéng gōng de nán rén hòu mian bì yǒu yī gè fèng xiàn de nǚ rén] (proverb) Every successful man has a dedicated woman behind him.

指挥有方，人人乐从

[指挥有方，人人乐从 / 指揮有方，人人樂從, zhǐ huī yǒu fāng, rén rén lè cóng] command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully (谚语 proverb), See Also: 谚语

有宝何必人前夸

[有宝何必人前夸 / 有寶何必人前誇, yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā] There is no need to boast about one's treasures (谚语 proverb)., See Also: 谚语

机不可失，时不再来

[机不可失，时不再来 / 機不可失，時不再來, jī bù kě shī, shí bù zài lái] opportunity knocks but once (谚语 proverb); a chance not to miss; Seize the occasion, it will not return., See Also: 谚语

活到老学到老

[活到老学到老 / 活到老學到老, huó dào lǎo xué dào lǎo] (proverb) never too old to learn

无限风光在险峰

[无限风光在险峰 / 無限風光在險峰, wú xiàn fēng guāng zài xiǎn fēng] The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb); fig. exhilaration follows a hard-won victory

牵马到河易，强马饮水难

[牵马到河易，强马饮水难 / 牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難, qiān mǎ dào hé yì, qiáng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán] you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink (谚语 proverb), See Also: 谚语

真金不怕火来烧

[真金不怕火来烧 / 真金不怕火來燒, zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo] true gold fears no fire (谚语 proverb); a person of integrity can stand severe tests, See Also: 谚语

良禽择木而栖

[良禽择木而栖 / 良禽擇木而棲, liáng qín zé mù ér qī] a good bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a good general chooses a lord to serve under

走乡随乡

[走乡随乡 / 走鄉隨鄉, zǒu xiāng suí xiāng] (proverb) to follow local customs; When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年

[黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 / 黃鼠狼給雞拜年, huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián] lit. the weasel offers the chicken new year greetings (谚语 proverb); fig. beware the Greeks bearing gifts, See Also: 谚语

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

いろは歌留多(ateji);伊呂波ガルタ;伊呂波歌留多(ateji);以呂波歌留多(ateji)

[いろはガルタ, iroha garuta] (n) playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

おぼれる者はわらをもつかむ;おぼれる者は藁をもつかむ;溺れる者は藁をも掴む

[おぼれるものはわらをもつかむ, oborerumonohawarawomotsukamu] (exp) (proverb) A drowning man will catch at a straw

火事と喧嘩は江戸の華

[かじとけんかはえどのはな, kajitokenkahaedonohana] (exp) (proverb) (See 江戸の華) fights and fires are Edo's flowers

渇しても盗泉の水を飲まず

[かっしてもとうせんのみずをのまず, kasshitemotousennomizuwonomazu] (exp) Even if thirsty not to drink from "Robber's Spring"; A proverb meaning not to lower oneself to unjust acts no matter how desperate; (English equivalent) The eagle does not hunt flies

既往は咎めず

[きおうはとがめず, kiouhatogamezu] (exp) (proverb) don't dwell on the past

言い古す;言古す

[いいふるす, iifurusu] (v5s) to say repeatedly; to say proverbially

諺

[ことわざ, kotowaza] (n) (uk) proverb; maxim; (P)

諺語

[げんご, gengo] (n) (1) colloquialism; slang; (2) proverb

古言;古諺

[こげん, kogen] (n) obsolete word; old proverb

古語

[こご, kogo] (n) obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language; (P)

残り物には福がある

[のこりものにはふくがある, nokorimononihafukugaaru] (exp) (proverb) there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers

残り物に福あり

[のこりものにふくあり, nokorimononifukuari] (exp) (proverb) there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; there is fortune in leftovers

人事を尽くして天命を待つ

[じんじをつくしててんめいをまつ, jinjiwotsukushitetenmeiwomatsu] (exp, v5t) (proverb) Man proposes, God disposes; Man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven or fate

俗諺

[ぞくげん, zokugen] (n) proverb; popular saying

他山の石以て玉を攻むべし

[たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし, tazannoishimottetamawoosamubeshi] (exp) (arch) (proverb) (See 他山の石) one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems

地震雷火事親父

[じしんかみなりかじおやじ, jishinkaminarikajioyaji] (n) earthquakes, thunder, fires, fathers (this proverb compares the traditional Japanese father with other things which are generally feared)

俚諺

[りげん, rigen] (n) proverb; saying

箴言

[しんげん, shingen] (n) (1) proverb; maxim; (2) Proverbs (book of the Bible)

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Sprichwort { n } | Sprichworte { pl }; Sprichwörter { pl }

proverb | proverbs

sprichwörtlich { adj }

proverbial

Das war die sprichwörtliche Katze im Sack.

It was (a case of) your proverbial pig in a poke.

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