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selling ice to Eskimos

selling ice to Eskimos is the present participle and gerund of sell ice to Eskimos.

Meaning of sell ice to Eskimos

Verb

sell ice to Eskimos (third-person singular simple present sells ice to Eskimos, present participle selling ice to Eskimos, simple past and past participle sold ice to Eskimos)

  1. (idiomatic) To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.
    • He's such a smooth talker, he could sell ice to Eskimos.

Questions about selling ice to Eskimos

What is selling ice to Eskimos the present participle and gerund of?
Selling ice to Eskimos is the present participle and gerund of sell ice to Eskimos.

Words near selling ice to Eskimos in the dictionary

  1. selling dearly
  2. selling down
  3. selling down the river
  4. selling floor
  5. selling freezers to Eskimos
  6. selling ice to Eskimos
  7. selling like hot cakes
  8. selling off
  9. selling on
  10. selling one's ass
  11. selling one's birthright for a mess of pottage

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