February 22, 2012

Idiom: a cowboy outfit

A cowboy outfit is a business that cheats and deceives its customers by providing a very bad service and taking money for it.


Examples of use:

1. Don't book a flight with that airline; they're a cowboy outfit. The plane was filthy, the food was horrible and they lost my luggage.

2. Their work was poor quality and they were unreliable – what a cowboy outfit!

3. The local building company is a cowboy outfit.


Can you write a sentence using this expression?

Have you paid for goods or services from a cowboy outfit?

Image © Emilio Labrador

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