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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "toh" (as in "toll") + "POHR" (as in "port") + "LYEH" + "breh" (as in "bread")/

Meaning

To deceive someone by delivering something completely different from what was promised or paid for. The classic bait and switch. The phrase comes from medieval market fraud where sellers swapped a cheap cat for a prized hare, and it still fits every shady deal today.

Examples

They sold me that refurbished laptop as if it were brand new, total bait and switch.

Be careful or you will end up getting swindled.

Regional synonyms

To barely have enough time to do something without any margin for error. This phrase is often used to describe someone who consistently arrives just in time, indicating they didn't plan well.