2006-07-18 05:37:47 · 6 answers · asked by rubberdiscorooster 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
To make someone believe something that is not true.
For example:-
George Bush sold America a bill of goods.
2006-07-18 05:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by Quester 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You got screwed.
Comes from the old days, when it took 2-3 weeks for stuff to get shipped across the Atlantic. The seller would issue a bill of goods, listing what was on the ship. If he 'sold a bill of goods', that means that's all he sold, and didn't deliver the goods.
It's also the origin of the saying "your ship came in", meaning someone just got rich.
2006-07-18 05:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It literally means that you paid for a certain collection of goods, but instead of receiving the actual goods, you received only a piece of paper listing the goods (otherwise known as a 'bill of goods'). It would be like if you bought something from Amazon and they sent you a box with the packing slip but not the merchandise listed on the packing slip. So, you were sold a packing slip.
2015-01-31 11:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you got taken, usually in a business deal.
2006-07-18 05:41:43 · answer #4 · answered by DragonL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got took OR had the wool pulled over your eyes.
2006-07-18 05:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by Michael S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You basically received garbage.
2006-07-18 05:44:46 · answer #6 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋