sell ice to Eskimos
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editsell ice to Eskimos (third-person singular simple present sells ice to Eskimos, present participle selling ice to Eskimos, simple past and past participle sold ice to Eskimos)
- (idiomatic) To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.
- He's such a smooth talker, he could sell ice to Eskimos.
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editpersuade people to accept something they don't need
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