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Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

To sell white elephants

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To sell white elephants

Definition

To sell something costly and impractical.

Language

English

Type

Faunamorph

Subcategory

Other Animals

Grammatical Subcategory

Nouns: Things/Terms/Labels

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