sell soul to the devil

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• sell your soul to the devil — sell your soul (to the devil) : to gain wealth, success, power, etc., by doing something bad or dishonest He has sold his soul (to the devil) for fame and prosperity. • • • Main Entry: ↑sell sell your soul (to the devil) see ↑sell, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• sell your soul (to the devil) — phrase to do whatever is necessary in order to get something you want, even if it involves doing something dishonest or immoral He would sell his soul for a seat in the cabinet. Thesaurus: to do something wrong, or to be badsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• sell (your) soul (to the devil) — to accept immoral behavior in order to succeed. If the day comes when I begin to sell my soul like the other managers do, that s the day I ll quit. Etymology: from the literal idea of exchanging your soul (= spirit) with the devil (= the origin… …   New idioms dictionary

• sell one's soul (to the devil) — be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one s objective. → sell …   English new terms dictionary

• sell one's soul to the devil — ► sell one s soul (to the devil) be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one s objective …   English terms dictionary

• The Devil and Daniel Webster — This article is about the short story. For other uses, see The Devil and Daniel Webster (disambiguation). The Devil and Daniel Webster   Author(s) …   Wikipedia

• Deals with the Devil in popular culture — The idea of making a deal with the Devil has appeared many times in works of popular culture. Contents 1 In print 2 In film 3 In music 4 In television …   Wikipedia

• The Devil and Max Devlin — Infobox Film name = The Devil and Max Devlin caption = imdb id = 0082263 amg id = producer = Jerome Courtland director = Steven Hilliard Stern writer = Mary Rodgers Jimmy Sangster (story) Mary Rodgers (screenplay) starring = Elliott Gould Bill… …   Wikipedia

• Deal with the Devil — Written Deal A deal with the Devil, pact with the Devil, or Faustian bargain is a cultural motif widespread in the West, best exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, but elemental to many Christian folktales. In the… …   Wikipedia

• Daniel and the Devil — For the film of the same name, see The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941 film). Daniel and the Devil is a short story by the American journalist and poet Eugene Field. Similar in subject matter and setting to other American pact with the Devil or… …   Wikipedia

• sell your soul — (to the devil) : to gain wealth, success, power, etc., by doing something bad or dishonest He has sold his soul (to the devil) for fame and prosperity. • • • Main Entry: ↑sell sell your soul (to the devil) see ↑sell, 1 …   Useful english dictionary