Sell (someone) on (something)
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Definition
To persuade someone to accept or buy something
Example sentence
She sold me on the idea
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
sell someone on an idea
sell investors on the project
sell customers on a product
sell me on it
hard to sell people on
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She sold me on the idea. ✅ (Correct)
She sold the idea on me. ❌ (Incorrect)