Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sell someone a bill of goods

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
sel-l- -some-one a -bil-l of -goods
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deceive or cheat someone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

sells someone a bill of goods (present, singular) selling someone a bill of goods (participle, present) sold someone a bill of goods (participle, past) sold someone a bill of goods (past)

Synonyms

misinform

Questions

What does sell someone a bill of goods mean?
To deceive or cheat someone.

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