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sell salt to a slug

sell salt to a slug verb: synonym of sell ice to Eskimos.

Verb

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 of sell salt to a slug

Forms of sell salt to a slug

third-person singular presentsells salt to a slug
present participleselling salt to a slug
past participlesold salt to a slug
pastsold salt to a slug

Questions about sell salt to a slug

What does sell salt to a slug mean?
Sell salt to a slug means synonym of sell ice to Eskimos.
What part of speech is sell salt to a slug?
Sell salt to a slug is a verb.
What is the past tense of sell salt to a slug?
The past tense of sell salt to a slug is sold salt to a slug.

Words near sell salt to a slug in the dictionary

  1. sell order
  2. sell orders
  3. sell out
  4. sell out from under
  5. sell past the close
  6. sell salt to a slug
  7. sell short
  8. sell side
  9. sell sides
  10. sell snow to Eskimos
  11. sell someone a bill of goods

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