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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).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bill of goods - communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable; "they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car" deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
	2.	bill of goods - a consignment of merchandise bill - a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)