dar gato por liebre
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “give cat for hare”.
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)
- (idiomatic) to bait and switch, to sell someone a pup
Further reading
- “dar gato por liebre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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