The story
According to Hotten: from an old story about a man selling a cat to a foreigner as a rabbit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
buy the rabbit
Today it means: To get the worst of a bargain. Full definition →
Today it means: To get the worst of a bargain. Full definition →
According to Hotten: from an old story about a man selling a cat to a foreigner as a rabbit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.