vender gato por lebre

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • dar gato por lebre
  • trocar gato por lebre

Etymology

Literally, “to sell cat for hare”. Compare Spanish dar gato por liebre and Catalan donar gat per llebre

Verb

vender gato por lebre (first-person singular present vendo gato por lebre, first-person singular preterite vendi gato por lebre, past participle vendido gato por lebre)

  1. (idiomatic) to sell someone a pup

See also

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