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caveat emptor
formaluk /ˌkæv.i.æt ˈemp.tɔːr/ us /ˌkæv.i.æt ˈemp.tɔːr/
used for saying that the person who buys something must take responsibility for the quality of goods that he or she is buying买主自行小心（指买主自行负责检查所购商品的质量）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Duty, obligation and responsibility
accountable
accountable to someone
accountably
answer for something
buck
commitment
dual role
duty
duty of care
fail
fall to someone
fiefdom
obliged
on your own head be itidiom
ought to
owe someone a livingidiom
portfolio
shoulder
someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom
the onus
The bondholders would have been reminded of the sound doctrine, caveat emptor, which signifies that those who make a bad bargain have only themselves to blame, and must pocket their loss with the best grace that they can muster.
caveat emptor | Business English
caveat emptor
noun[ U ]
LAWukus
the principle that it is the buyer's responsibility, not the seller's, to find out if there is anything wrong with what they are being sold:
Private sales of houses are subject to the doctrine of caveat emptor.
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