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sell down the river

idiom

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


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    cry someone a river

    To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.

  2. 02

    I have a bridge to sell you

    An indirect way of expressing that the addressee is gullible.

  3. 03

    pass the river

    To die.

  4. 04

    sell bargains

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

  5. 05

    sell dearly

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

  6. 06

    sell down

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

  7. 07

    sell ice to Eskimos

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

  8. 08

    sell like hot cakes

    To be sold in large numbers quickly.

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