sell a bill of goods
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jul. 16, 2019
One was to sell a bill of goods; the other to advise Bell of a chance that I knew of by which I was certain he could make a small fortune.
From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.
I heard of a young man the other day who went into an office in Chicago to sell a bill of goods.
From Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls by Chidley, Howard J. (Howard James)
To-morrow I've got to go over to Newark to sell a bill of goods.
From Every Soul Hath Its Song by Hurst, Fannie
I soon began to walk the floor to keep the kid from howling, and presently I decided I would rather keep that child quiet than sell a bill of goods.
From Tales of the Road by Crewdson, Charles N. (Charles Newman)
