give (one) the hard sell
give (one) the hard sell
Of a salesperson, to apply a significant amount of pressure on a prospective buyer. I hate coming into these shops when I'm just browsing. Someone always comes over trying to give me the hard sell.
See also: give, hard, sell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- hard sell
- the hard sell
- get the/a hard sell
- lumber
- sawdust
- (someone) could sell an icebox to an Eskimo
- (someone) could sell sawdust to a lumber mill
- Eskimo
- (someone) could sell ice to Eskimos
- hate like sin