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101sell 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 …
102sell 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 …
103sell something off — ˌsell sthˈoff derived 1. to sell things cheaply because you want to get rid of them or because you need the money 2. to sell all or part of an industry, a company or land • The Church sold off the land for housing. • In the nineties most state… …
104sell signal — UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET ► something that shows that the conditions are right to sell shares in a particular industry or company: »A change of manager is a reason to keep an eye on performance, but it need not be a sell signal …
105sell yourself — ► to persuade people that you have the right qualities or abilities for a particular job or in a particular situation: »The phone interview is your one chance to sell yourself. Main Entry: ↑sell …
106sell-by date — n BrE 1.) the date stamped on a food product, after which it should not be sold ▪ a yoghurt two days past its sell by date 2.) informal a time beyond which something or someone is no longer interesting or useful ▪ This type of games console is… …
107sell-out — sell|out [ˈselaut] n [singular] 1.) a performance, sports game etc, for which all the tickets have been sold ▪ The concert was expected to be a sell out. ▪ a sellout crowd of 32,000 2.) informal a situation in which someone has not done what they …
108sell like hotcakes — sell many, sell fast Hockey cards sell like hotcakes. The kids collect them …
109sell out of something — sell out (of (something)) to sell all of something, so that there is none left. We sold out of the souvenir T shirts in the first couple of hours. During the summer the campgrounds are sold out each night. Her cruises regularly book up months in… …
110sell out of — sell out (of (something)) to sell all of something, so that there is none left. We sold out of the souvenir T shirts in the first couple of hours. During the summer the campgrounds are sold out each night. Her cruises regularly book up months in… …
