Translations for „bill of goods“ in the English » German Dictionary

bill of ˈgoods N Am

bill of goods

Frachtbrief m

to sell sb a bill of goods fig

jdn verschaukeln inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sell sb a bill of goods fig

jdn verschaukeln inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I was sold a bill of goods and it turned out to be something different, which is often the case in this business.

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Law enforcement is being sold bill of goods that the more data you get, the better your security is.

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We've been sold this bill of goods of wanting to work less and have more leisure time - leisure construed as expending less physical effort.

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Promised a "miracle pill" that makes the baby disappear, women were sold a bill of goods, receiving instead death, pain, and heartache.

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We are being shafted and sold a bill of goods people.

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It's the feeling that we have been cheated, sold a bill of goods of no particular value.

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I'm having a hard time buying that bill of goods.

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There's not a constant awareness of the director's mandate to sell -- literally -- a bill of goods.

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Small school advocates and community hub school champions have been sold a bill of goods.

thechronicleherald.ca

In short, this was a false bill of goods.

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