sell a bill of goods

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The Orioles are trying to sell a bill of goods to dispirited fans about a baseball revival underway with new general manager Mike Elias, fresh off the turnaround team that rebuilt the Houston Astros.

From Washington Times

“It's not an emergency what's happening at the border – it's a humanitarian challenge to us. The president has tried to sell a bill of goods to the American people,” she said, instead suggesting that Trump to "declare a national emergency around gun violence" on the anniversary of the Parkland mass shooting.

From Salon

Saying he believes in "transparency," Cubs President Theo Epstein maintained Thursday he doesn't want to "sell a bill of goods" to fans expecting a one-year turnaround.

From Chicago Tribune

Don’t count on "next year" Epstein said he believes in “transparency,” and thus won’t  “sell a bill of goods” and try and con fans into thinking it’s going to get much better in 2013.

From Chicago Tribune

I started out with a determination to sell a bill of goods; and although every merchant laughed me in my face when I showed up my stock, I kept "hus'ling," and finally struck one man who bought twenty dollars' worth.

From Project Gutenberg