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      [Noun phrase]  | "bill of goods" 


      1: a consignment of merchandise

      2: something intentionally misrepresented : something passed off in a deception or fraud —often used in the phrase sell a bill of goods


      Origin: 1842 ;

      [Phrase]  | "sell a bill of goods to" 


      1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;


        * e.g., " ... He's just selling a bill of goods to voters to garner a following. "



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      [Phrase]  | "sold a bill of goods to" 


      1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;


        * e.g., " ... He's just selling a bill of goods to voters to garner a following. "



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      [Phrase]  | "sells a bill of goods to" 


      1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;


        * e.g., " ... He's just selling a bill of goods to voters to garner a following. "



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      [Phrase]  | "selling a bill of goods to" 


      1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;


        * e.g., " ... He's just selling a bill of goods to voters to garner a following. "



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       [ "bill of goods" ]

      1: a falsehood, a sham, an outright lie!

        * e.g.,  ... political candidates always try to sell voters a bill of goods in order to get elected to office. 


       [ "bill of goods" ]

      2: the phrase "selling a bill of goods" basically means making promises that knowingly can't or won't be kept.

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