sell
/sɛl/
verb8
noun7
forms
selled · sold · soldest · selling · selleth · sells · sellest
Phrases with sell
- sell outTo sell all of a supply or stock of something.
- sell someone a bill of goodsTo deceive or cheat someone.
- sell awayTo sell all of an item or group of items.
- sell bargainsTo make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto.
- sell-by dateThe latest date by which a perishable product should be sold to the public.
- sell dearlyTo make one's opponent pay a very high price to defeat or obtain (a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).
- sell downTo become less by being sold.
- sell down the riverTo betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.
- sell ice to EskimosTo persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.
- sell like hot cakesTo be sold quickly in large numbers or amounts.
- sell-offThe large-scale selling of goods or financial assets (e.g., real estate, equipment, stocks, bonds, subsidiaries).
- sell onTo convince (a person) of something; used with on.
- sell one's life dearlyTo do great injury to the enemy before being killed by them.
- sell one's own grandmotherTo do anything, especially unprincipled or illegal, in order to obtain what one desires.
- sell one's soulTo abandon one's spiritual values or moral principles for wealth or other benefits.
- sell out from underTo sell (something, most often a home) despite current habitation or reliance from others and without telling the current users of the property until it is too late for them to react.
- sell the family silverTo sell a valuable or critical asset, especially for immediate or short-term gain.
- sell the passTo betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.
- sell upTo sell one's business or other major asset (such as a home).