| 单词 | to sell a bill of goods |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sell (someone) a bill of goods bill of goods n. originally and chiefly U.S. a consignment of merchandise; so in colloquial phrase to sell (someone) a bill of goods: to persuade (someone) to accept something undesirable; to swindle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > cheat, swindle [phrase] to pull a finchc1386 to wipe a person's nosea1475 to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523 to play fast and loose1557 to play false1576 to joint a person's nose of?1577 to make a cousin of1580 to sell smoke1589 munge1660 to sell (a person) a packet1886 to beat the count1897 to sell (a person) a pup1901 to hand (someone) a lemon1906 to sell (someone) a bill of goods1927 1927 E. O'Neill Marco Millions i. 41 Selling a big bill of goods hereabouts, I'll wager, you old rascals? 1945 E. Ford Larry Scott xii. 120 Don't let Jim sell you a bill of goods. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. 8/3 There was no production bonus... We were sold a bill of goods. < as lemmas |
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