The team fought hard to sell their victory dearly.
sell dearly
idiomTo make one's opponent pay a very high price to defeat or obtain (a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).
The small group of soldiers knew they were outnumbered, but they were determined to sell their position dearly.
Though the defenders knew the fortress would eventually fall, they fought with such ferocity that they sold every inch of the ramparts dearly.
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I have a bridge to sell you
An indirect way of expressing that the addressee is gullible.
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sell bargains
To make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto.
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sell down
To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.
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sell down the river
To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.
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sell ice to Eskimos
To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.
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sell like hot cakes
To be sold in large numbers quickly.
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sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
To make an unfavorable exchange, especially of something of great, but deferred value, for something of very low, but immediate value.
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sell one's life dearly
To do great injury to the enemy before being killed by them.