sell ice to Eskimos

Meanings:

1.
North AmericaUKGlobalinformalcolloquialidiomaticpotentially offensive
- To persuade someone to buy something that they do not need or that is redundant for them; to be an extremely effective or persuasive salesperson.
- To succeed in convincing people to accept or purchase something despite minimal necessity or obvious impracticality.
2.
North AmericaUKGlobalinformalcolloquialbraggadocious
- A boastful claim of exceptional persuasive ability or salesmanship.

EN: I can sell ice to Eskimos!
ES: Soy capaz de vender hielo a un esquimal.
ES: Soy capaz de vender hielo a un esquimal.
EN: Charlie Mannman says that I can sell ice to Eskimos. In a blizzard, that's what he says.
ES: Mi jefe dice que yo hasta le vendería hielo a los esquimales
EN: My dad. He could sell ice to Eskimos.
ES: Mi papá... podía venderle hielo a los esquimales.
EN: He could sell ice to Eskimos.
ES: Podía venderles hielo a los esquimales.
EN: Don't try to sell ice to Eskimos.
HI: 🦁हम को खरीदने 💲की कोशिश मत करना,
TE: ఎస్కిమోస్ కు స్నో బాల్స్ ప్రయత్నించండి మరియు విక్రయించవద్దు.