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like giving away ice in the winter!

I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before!
I believe it has a similar meaning as:
"Like selling ice to Eskimos"
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This was heard on the TV show "Hot Bench" in reference to a woman giving a man $1,000 knowing he would give it back to her. ????

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Submitted on September 04, 2020

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kiel fordoni glacion vintre!

comme donner de la glace en hiver !

ಚಳಿಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಐಸ್ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ!

как отдавать лед зимой!

就像在冬天送冰一样！

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