# I have a bridge to sell you

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/i-have-a-bridge-to-sell-you
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

An indirect way of expressing that the addressee is gullible.

## Examples

- If you believe that promise, I have a bridge to sell you.
- He thinks he can win a million dollars just by clicking that link, but I have a bridge to sell him.
- When the salesman claimed the used car had never been driven in the rain, I told him he clearly thought I had a bridge to sell me.

## Origin

In reference to George C. Parker, an infamous conman who successfully duped his victims into “buying” the Brooklyn Bridge.

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