Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
sold down the river — Tricked … A concise dictionary of English slang
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 — 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
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 — 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 — 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 somebody down the river — sell sb down the ˈriver idiom (informal) to give poor or unfair treatment to sb you have promised to help From the custom of buying and selling slaves on the plantations on the Mississippi river in America. Slaves who caused trouble for their… … Useful english dictionary
sell someone 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
