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SELL BILL GOODS [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions
OBS

to persuade (someone) by deception or misrepresentation to accept, believe, or do something.

OBS

That salesman certainly sold you a bill of goods when he induced you to buy that foreign made car for which replacement parts are rarely available.

Key term(s)
  • sell someone a bill of goods
  • to sell someone a bill of goods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
OBS

Séduire par des paroles captieuses: Il excellait à vendre, à entortiller le consommateur (...)

OBS

Entortiller quelqu'un [veut dire] se rendre maître de son esprit; l'amener insensiblement à faire ce qu'on veut.

Spanish

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