buy a lemon
buy a lemon
To buy something that is worthless or of much less value than one was led to believe. Considering how often that car breaks down, I think I bought a lemon from the dealership. Sure, it sounded like a good deal at the time, but you bought a total lemon!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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- throw out the baby with the bathwater
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- throw the baby out with the bath
- throw the baby out with the bath water
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