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sell sb a bill of goods

(UK also sell sb a pup)

Definition

to deceive someone into buying something that has no valueCheating and trickingPlotting and trappingTrafficking and racketeering
(Definition of sell sb a bill of goods from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)