Senators Leahy and Specter converse before the hearing begins, while photographers get their shots of the Director of National Intelligence, Mike McConnell. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair, Sen.
Do you know where the expression “Don’t buy a pig in a poke” came from? Here’s one explanation I found online. This one is from The Word Savvy Site. The “poke” refers to a burlap bag or sack, which ...
According to Wikipedia, “a pig in a poke is a thing that is bought without first being inspected and thus of unknown authenticity or quality.” Starting in the 19th century, this idiom was explained as ...