sell a bill of goods (redirected from bill of goods)

sell someone a bill of goods

Fig. to get someone to believe something that isn't true; to deceive someone. Don't pay any attention to what John says. He's just trying to sell you a bill of goods. I'm not selling you a bill of goods. What I say is true.

See also: bill, good, sell

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sell somebody a bill of goods  (American)

to make someone believe something that is not true Politicians have sold all of us a bill of goods, that if we put more people in prison we're going to be safer. The electrician said I'd need the outdoor lighting on a different circuit - is he just selling me a bill of goods?

See also: bill, good, sell

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sell somebody a bill of goods

to lie about something He sold the FBI a bill of goods to stay out of jail himself.

See also: bill, good, sell