"tough sell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tough sells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tough sell (plural tough sells)
  1. Alternative form of hard sell Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hard sell
    Sense id: en-tough_sell-en-noun-h-i2aS6t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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