sell wolf tickets

sell wolf tickets

To threaten or try to intimidate someone with threats of violence or menacing, boastful words. There's this guy in the bar, drunk off his head, going around selling wolf tickets to anyone who'll listen. He's going to get himself knocked out if he's not careful. If he tries to sell you wolf tickets, don't rise to it—I know for a fact that he carries a knife and would be all too happy to put it to use.
See also: sell, ticket, wolf
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • sell a wolf ticket
  • sell woof tickets
  • sell a woof ticket
  • buy wolf tickets
  • buy a/(one's) wolf ticket
  • buy wolf ticket
  • buy a/(one's) woof ticket
  • woof
  • funky-drunk
  • intimidate (one) with (something)
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You're supposed to talk trash, sell wolf tickets, blaze 'em, kill 'era, diss 'em.