sell ice to Eskimos

Meaning: (idiomatic)Topersuadepeople to go against theirbestinterestsor to accept somethingunnecessaryorpreposterous.He's such a smooth talker, he couldsell ice to Eskimos.

Examples:

EN: I can sell ice to Eskimos!
ES: Soy capaz de vender hielo a un esquimal.
ES: Soy capaz de vender hielo a un esquimal.
EN: Charlie Mannman says that I can sell ice to Eskimos. In a blizzard, that's what he says.
ES: Mi jefe dice que yo hasta le vendería hielo a los esquimales
EN: My dad. He could sell ice to Eskimos.
ES: Mi papá... podía venderle hielo a los esquimales.
EN: He could sell ice to Eskimos.
ES: Podía venderles hielo a los esquimales.
EN: Don't try to sell ice to Eskimos.
HI: 🦁हम को खरीदने 💲की कोशिश मत करना,
TE: ఎస్కిమోస్ కు స్నో బాల్స్ ప్రయత్నించండి మరియు విక్రయించవద్దు.

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