no vender una escoba: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin Americaneutral
  • Literally: not to sell a broom.

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  • El tendero no vender una escoba porque no le quedó stock después de las rebajas.

    The shopkeeper did not sell a broom because he ran out of stock after the sales.

  • Durante la feria, el puesto no vendió ni una escoba debido a la lluvia constante.

    During the fair, the stall didn't sell a single broom because of the constant rain.

  • El comerciante se quejó de que no vender una escoba en la temporada baja es normal, pero preocupante.

    The merchant complained that not selling a broom in the low season is normal but worrisome.

  • Ayer revisé el inventario y noté que no vendieron ni una escoba en todo el mes.

    Yesterday I checked the inventory and noticed they didn't sell a single broom all month.

• 2.

  SpainLatin Americacolloquialinformal
  • Figuratively: to be unable to sell anything or to have a product or person that attracts no buyers; to perform very poorly in sales or lack commercial appeal.

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  • Con ese producto tan malo, no vas a vender una escoba en todo el mercado.

    With such a bad product, you won’t sell anything at all in the market.

  • La nueva campaña publicitaria fue un desastre; no vendieron ni una escoba en semanas.

    The new advertising campaign was a disaster; they didn’t sell anything for weeks.

  • Si sigues con esa actitud, no vas a vender una escoba ni en tu propio barrio.

    If you keep that attitude, you won’t sell anything even in your own neighborhood.