S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[sell down the river] {v. phr.}
To give harmful information about someone or something to one's enemies; betray.
The traitor sold his country down the river to the enemy army.
* /The criminal told the hiding place of his companions and sold them […]
[sell off] {v. phr.}
To liquidate one's holdings of certain set items.
The retired professor had to sell off his rare butterfly collection to meet his health expenses.
[sell one a bill of goods] {v. phr.}
To persuade another to acquire something useless; defraud.
We were sure sold a bill of goods when Alfred persuaded us to buy his custom-built car for which replacement parts weren't available anywhere.
[sell one on] {v. phr.}
To persuade someone to do something.
We were able to sell our wealthy uncle on the idea of having a joint family vacation in Hawaii.
[sell out] {v.}
1a. To sell all of a certain thing which a store has in stock.
In the store's January white sale the sheets and pillowcases were sold out in two days.
1b. To sell all the stock and close the store; go out of business.
* /The […]
[sell short] {v.}
To think (a person or thing) less good or valuable than is true; underestimate.
Don't sell the team short; the players are better than you think.
Some teachers sold John short.
[sell snow to the Eskimos] {v. phr.}
To sell something to people who already have a large quantity of the same or similar goods.
* /My Alaskan friend said, "One of the hottest businesses in Alaska is refrigeration. You could say that I, as a […]
[sellout] {n.}
1. A betrayal or act of treason.
The spy's behavior during the Cold War was a classical sellout.
[send off] {v. phr.}
To say good-bye to someone ceremoniously.
They sent us off to the Mainland from our first visit to Hawaii with an elaborate champagne party at the pier.