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1 sell down the river
(to betray: The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates.) izdati -
2 sell
[sel]past tense, past participle - sold; verb1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) prodati2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) prodajati3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) prodajati se4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) prodajati•- sell-out- be sold on
- be sold out
- sell down the river
- sell off
- sell out
- sell up* * *I [sel]nounslang prevara, goljufija, sleparijawhat a sell! — kakšna sleparija!II [sel]1.transitive verbprodati, prodajati (at po, to s.o. komu), trgovati s čim; izdati koga (za denar ali za kaj drugega); slang speljati koga na led, prevarati, opehariti, ukaniti, prelisičiti, ogoljufati koga; American zvabiti koga k nakupusold again! slang spet prevaran (ogoljufan, opeharjen)!sold on colloquially navdušen zato sell, to be sold — na prodajto sell goods retail (wholesale, for cash, on credit) — proda(ja)ti blago na drobno (na debelo, za gotovino, na kredit)to sell the grass figuratively izneveriti se zavezniku ali idejito sell s.o. a gold brick figuratively prevarati, ogoljufati, opehariti kogato sell the public on s.th. American slang javnosti nekaj (največkrat nevrednega) hvalisatito be sold slang figuratively nasesti, biti opeharjen, prevaranto sell against a purchaser American prodajati delnice pri manjših kolebanjih tečaja;2.intransitive verbproda(ja)ti se, iti v prodajohis book is selling like hot cakes (like a wildfire) — njegova knjiga gre za med, trgajo se za njegovo knjigogoods that do not sell — blago, ki ne gre v prodajo, nekurantno blago; -
3 river
['rivə](a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; ( also adjective) a river animal.) reka- riverside* * *I [rívə]1.nounreka; potok (tudi figuratively); figuratively velika množinathe river Thames British English reka TemzaHudson River American reka Hudsonup the river — po reki (vodi) navzgor, proti vodito cross the river — iti čez reko, figuratively umretito sell s.o. down the river American slang popolnoma koga na cedilu pustiti, prevarati, izdati, zlorabitito send s.o. up the river American slang vtakniti koga v ječo, v zapor;2.adjectiverečniriver rat slang tat, ki deluje zlasti na rečnih bregovihII [rávə]nouncepilec (lesa, drv); kdor cepi, kolje, trga
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sell down the river — To play false, betray • • • Main Entry: ↑sell * * * sell (someone) down the river see ↑sell, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑river sell (someone) down the river informa … Useful english dictionary
sell down the river — If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust … The small dictionary of idiomes
sell down the river — ► sell down the river informal betray. [ORIGIN: originally with reference to the sale of a troublesome slave to a plantation owner on the lower Mississippi, where conditions were relatively harsher.] Main Entry: ↑river … English terms dictionary
sell down the river — sell (someone) down the river to do something that hurts someone who trusted you. Workers complained that their leaders sold them down the river in the latest contract negotiations. Related vocabulary: sell out someone/something … New idioms dictionary
sell down the river — If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you sell someone down the river, you betray a person who trusts you. When the trade union signed the salary agreement, the workers felt… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 down the river./… … Dictionary of American idioms
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 down the river./… … Dictionary of American idioms
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 down the river. Compare:… … Словарь американских идиом
sell down the river — informal my own friends sold me down the river Syn: betray, inform on; be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, double cross, break faith with, stab in the back, sell out; informal tell on, blow the whistle on, squeal on, finger … Thesaurus of popular words
Sell down the river — If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust … Dictionary of English idioms
sell down the river — verb To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed. [T]he Prime Minister was listened to with respect when he replied to Opposition hints that Ethiopia was being sold down the river because Britain was… … Wiktionary