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sold ice to Eskimos

sold ice to Eskimos is the simple past and past participle 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 sold ice to Eskimos

What is sold ice to Eskimos the simple past and past participle of?
Sold ice to Eskimos is the simple past and past participle of sell ice to Eskimos.

Words near sold ice to Eskimos in the dictionary

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

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