Sell Ice To Eskimos
- Sell Ice To Eskimos
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still widely used today, often to describe someone who can sell anything to anyone, no matter how unlikely the sale may seem.
- Literal Meaning: To sell ice to people who already have an abundance of it naturally, such as Eskimos in their Arctic habitat.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: To sell something to someone who does not need it, or to convince someone to buy something that is not in their best interest.
- He's a great salesman, he could sell ice to Eskimos.
- I tried to sell my old car to my neighbor, but I guess I couldn't sell ice to Eskimos – he wasn't interested.
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