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sell ice to eskimos

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

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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بيع الثلج لإسكيموس

Verkaufe Eis an Eskimos

vendre de la glace à des esquimaux

vender gelo para esquimós

sälja is till eskimåer

eskimolara buz satmak

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