Idiom
sell ice to Eskimos
Meaning
To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is so persuasive that he could sell ice to Eskimos.”
“The salesman was so talented that he managed to sell ice to Eskimos, convincing them to buy heaters in the middle of summer.”
“With his silver tongue and relentless charm, the politician could sell ice to Eskimos, persuading the public to support policies that clearly harmed their own interests.”
Examples
simple
“He is so persuasive that he could sell ice to Eskimos.”
contextual
“The salesman was so talented that he managed to sell ice to Eskimos, convincing them to buy heaters in the middle of summer.”
complex
“With his silver tongue and relentless charm, the politician could sell ice to Eskimos, persuading the public to support policies that clearly harmed their own interests.”
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