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bill of goods

–noun
1. a quantity or consignment of salable items, as an order, shipment, etc.
2. Informal. a misrepresented, fraudulent, or defective article.
3. sell someone a bill of goods, to defraud or deceive someone: He sold me a bill of goods about that used car.

Origin:
1925–30
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bill of goods  
n.   pl. bills of goods
  1. A consignment of items for sale.

  2. Informal A plan, promise, or offer, especially one that is dishonest or misleading: "The salesman himself . . . is often depicted as the ultimate sucker, who has fallen for his own cheesy bill of goods" (Walter Goodman).

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