He always tries to sell bargains to the new staff.
sell bargains
idiomTo make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto.
She felt uncomfortable when he started to sell bargains at the office party.
Despite the professional setting, he could not resist the urge to sell bargains to anyone who caught his eye.
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I have a bridge to sell you
An indirect way of expressing that the addressee is gullible.
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one of His Majesty's bad bargains
An incapable (sick, etc) or incompetent soldier.
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sell dearly
To make one's opponent pay a very high price to defeat or obtain (a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).
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sell down
To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.
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sell down the river
To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.
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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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sell like hot cakes
To be sold in large numbers quickly.
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sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value, for something of very low, but immediate value.