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sell salt to a slug

Verb
Japanese Meaning
需要のない対象に商品を売りつける行為、つまり相手が必要としていないものを無理に売ろうとすること。 / すでに十分なものを持っている相手に、追加の不必要な商品を売り込むこと。
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彼にあの役に立たないガジェットを買わせるのは、氷をエスキモーに売るようなものだった。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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Synonym of sell ice to Eskimos

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sell salt to a slug

Convincing him to buy that useless gadget felt like trying to sell salt to a slug.

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Convincing him to buy that useless gadget felt like trying to sell salt to a slug.

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