dar gato por liebre

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “give cat for hare”. Compare Catalan donar gat per llebre and Portuguese dar/vender gato por lebre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdaɾ ˌɡato poɾ ˈljebɾe/ [ˌd̪aɾ ˌɣ̞a.t̪o poɾ ˈlje.β̞ɾe]
  • Syllabification: dar ga‧to por lie‧bre

Verb

dar gato por liebre (first-person singular present doy gato por liebre, first-person singular preterite di gato por liebre, past participle dado gato por liebre)

  1. (idiomatic) to bait and switch, to sell someone a pup

Further reading

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