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comprar gato por lebre

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Verb

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comprar gato por lebre (first-person singular present compro gato por lebre, first-person singular preterite comprei gato por lebre, past participle comprado gato por lebre)

  1. (idiomatic) to be sold a pup

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