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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Sell ice to an Eskimo

1. Offer something to someone who already has plenty of it
2. Ask guidance from specialists
3. Criticise without any reason
4. Wander without a plan

Correct answer: Offer something to someone who already has plenty of it

Solution

The idiom “sell ice to an Eskimo” means trying to sell something to someone who already has plenty of it or does not need it. It suggests redundancy or futility.

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