cat in the sack in English

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          "sense": "something to be suspicious of",
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          "word": "louche"
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          "roman": "kot v mešké",
          "sense": "something to be suspicious of",
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  "word": "cat in the sack"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "something to be suspicious of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "louche"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kot v mešké",
      "sense": "something to be suspicious of",
      "word": "кот в мешке́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cat in the sack"
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"cat in the sack" meaning in English

Noun