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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
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What does "he sold himself on my competitor’s product" mean?
Does "he sold himself on my competitor’s product" mean "he was willing to buy my competitor's product"?
And what does "see scarlet and red and orange" mean? Means "see a colorful prospect"?.
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There was a time when a remark like his first one would have made me see scarlet and red and orange. I would start arguing against the Whose-It; and the more I argued against it, the more my prospect argued in favor of it; and the more he argued, the more he sold himself on my competitor’s product.
And what does "see scarlet and red and orange" mean? Means "see a colorful prospect"?.
Context:
There was a time when a remark like his first one would have made me see scarlet and red and orange. I would start arguing against the Whose-It; and the more I argued against it, the more my prospect argued in favor of it; and the more he argued, the more he sold himself on my competitor’s product.
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NL888 There was a time when a remark like his first one would have made me see scarlet and red and orange. The idiom "see red" means to get very angry. NL888 I would start arguing against the Whose-It; and the more I argued against it, the more my prospect argued in favor of it; and the more he argued, the more he sold himself on my competitor’s product.
- NL888 There was a time when a remark like his first one would have made me see scarlet and red and orange.
- The idiom "see red" means to get very angry.
- NL888 I would start arguing against the Whose-It; and the more I argued against it, the more my prospect argued in favor of it; and the more he argued, the more he sold himself on my competitor’s product.
- He argued so much in favor of the competitor's products that he was acting like a salesperson for that product.
- He convinced himself to buy the competitor's product, not yours.
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NL888There was a time when a remark like his first one would have made me see scarlet and red and orange.The idiom "see red" means to get very angry.
NL888 I would start arguing against the Whose-It; and the more I argued against it, the more my prospect argued in favor of it; and the more he argued, the more he sold himself on my com
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Thank you. Does " the more I argued against it, the more my prospect argued in favor of it" mean " the more I argued against it, the more strong of my intention to buy it"?
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No.
You are trying to sell a Samsung cell phone to your prospect..
Your prospect knows about Apple's iPhone.
You say:
The Samsung costs less. The iPhone costs a lot to buy one.
He says:
The iPhone lasts longer, so is cheaper over its lifetime. Also, it costs less to trade it in for a new one.
You say:
The Samsung is smaller than the iPhone. It fits
You are trying to sell a Samsung cell phone to your prospect..
Your prospect knows about Apple's iPhone.
You say:
The Samsung costs less. The iPhone costs a lot to buy one.
He says:
The iPhone lasts longer, so is cheaper over its lifetime. Also, it costs less to trade it in for a new one.
You say:
The Samsung is smaller than the iPhone. It fits
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