sell down the river (Meaning)
sell down the river
to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain, a deliberate deception, saddle, to achieve a sale of, the act or an instance of selling, to make or attempt to make sales to, to be sold or priced, to achieve satisfactory sales, to exact a price for, to transfer ownership of by sale compare barter, convey, give, to fail to value properly, to deliver into slavery for money, to offer for sale, to dispose of or manage for profit instead of in accordance with conscience, justice, or duty, to give up in return for something else especially foolishly or dishonorably, to betray a person or duty, to betray the faith of, to influence or induce to make a purchase, to bring around to a favorable way of thinking, to give up (property) to another for something of value (such as money), to develop a belief in the truth, value, or desirability of, to have a specified price, something to be sold or caused to be accepted, to make a short sale, to deliver the personal services of for money, to cause or promote the sale of, to exchange in return for money or something else of value, to persuade or influence to a course of action or to the acceptance of something, to impose on, someone to whom something is sold, to dispose of something by sale, to give into the power of another, to achieve a sale
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sell down the river Sentence Examples
- The CEO shamelessly sold down the river her employees by accepting a generous severance package.
- The politician betrayed his constituents, selling them down the river for campaign donations.
- The company negotiated a deal that sold down the river their shareholders, giving up valuable assets for a pittance.
- The lawyer's unethical tactics sold down the river his client, depriving them of a fair trial.
- The mediator sold down the river both parties by secretly favoring one side over the other.
- The informant sold down the river his former comrades, leading to their arrests and imprisonment.
- The sales team sold down the river their product by discounting it heavily, sacrificing long-term profits for short-term revenue.
- The investor sold down the river their stockholdings, losing a fortune when the market crashed.
- The friend sold down the river their companion by revealing their secrets and betraying their trust.
- The nation sold down the river its sovereignty by ceding territory to a foreign power.
FAQs About the word sell down the river
to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty and especially for personal gain, a deliberate deception, saddle, to achieve a sale of, the act or
sell (out), betray,stab in the back, go back on, two-time, cross, double-cross, inform (on), backstab, snitch (on)
stand by, guard, defend,protect, shield, safeguard,save,
The CEO shamelessly sold down the river her employees by accepting a generous severance package.
The politician betrayed his constituents, selling them down the river for campaign donations.
The company negotiated a deal that sold down the river their shareholders, giving up valuable assets for a pittance.
The lawyer's unethical tactics sold down the river his client, depriving them of a fair trial.
