كيف تنطق "sell ice to eskimos"
expression
SEL EYS tu, tuh, ti ES-kuh-mohz
SEL EYS too ES-ki-mohz
التعريف
To be so persuasive or skilled at selling that you could convince someone to buy something they definitely do not need.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈsɛɫ/ /ˈaɪs/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɛskəˌmoʊz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
sˈɛl/ /ˈaɪs/ /tˈuː/ /ˈɛskɪməʊz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
SEL EYS tu, tuh, ti ES-kuh-mohz
بريطاني
SEL EYS too ES-ki-mohz
استمع في السياق
She can sell ice to Eskimos—she's that good at convincing people.
If you can sell ice to Eskimos, you can sell anything.
He must be able to sell ice to Eskimos because everyone buys from him.
My friend could sell ice to Eskimos—she convinced me to buy something I didn't even want!