ENGLISH
REFERENCE

sell down

idiom

To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.


Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    I have a bridge to sell you

    An indirect way of expressing that the addressee is gullible.

  2. 02

    sell bargains

    To make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto.

  3. 03

    sell dearly

    To make one's opponent pay a very high price to defeat or obtain (a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).

  4. 04

    sell down the river

    To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.

  5. 05

    sell ice to Eskimos

    To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.

  6. 06

    sell like hot cakes

    To be sold in large numbers quickly.

  7. 07

    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.

  8. 08

    sell one's life dearly

    To do great injury to the enemy before being killed by them.

© 2026 English Reference