See sell ice to Eskimos on Wiktionary
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"To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous."
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"(idiomatic) To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous."
],
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"word": "charm the birds from the trees"
},
{
"word": "coals to Newcastle"
}
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{
"word": "sell freezers to Eskimos"
},
{
"word": "sell salt to a slug"
},
{
"word": "sell snow to Eskimos"
}
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "persuade people to accept something they don't need",
"word": "vinde castraveți grădinarului"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "persuade people to accept something they don't need",
"word": "llevar naranjas a Valencia"
}
]
}
],
"word": "sell ice to Eskimos"
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"word": "sell freezers to Eskimos"
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"word": "sell salt to a slug"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "persuade people to accept something they don't need",
"word": "vinde castraveți grădinarului"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "persuade people to accept something they don't need",
"word": "llevar naranjas a Valencia"
}
],
"word": "sell ice to Eskimos"
}
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