"sell salt to a slug" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sells salt to a slug [present, singular, third-person], selling salt to a slug [participle, present], sold salt to a slug [participle, past], sold salt to a slug [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sell<,,sold> salt to a slug}} sell salt to a slug (third-person singular simple present sells salt to a slug, present participle selling salt to a slug, simple past and past participle sold salt to a slug)
  1. Synonym of sell ice to Eskimos Synonyms: sell ice to Eskimos [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sell_salt_to_a_slug-en-verb-VTscr3Iv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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