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Old 19-Jan-2004, 04:59
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Default Idiom: Sell ice to the Eskimo

Sell ice to the Eskimo - Speak very convincingly. Does it imply something negatively, like selling useless junks to an unsuspecting old lady? If a preacher speaks convincingly, can we say he can sell ice to the Eskimo?

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