sell one's soul

  • 1sell one's soul — ► 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 …

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  • 2sell one's soul — I sell one s soul (to the devil) do or be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one s objective universities are selling their souls for commercial success II sell one s soul (to the devil) see sell …

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  • 3sell 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 …

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  • 4sell 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 …

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  • 5sell one's soul — verb To abandon ones spiritual or moral values for wealth …

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  • 6sell — ► VERB (past and past part. sold) 1) hand over in exchange for money. 2) deal in (goods or property). 3) (of goods) attain sales. 4) (sell out) sell all of one s stock of something. 5) (sell up) sell all of one s proper …

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  • 7sell — O.E. sellan to give, from P.Gmc. *saljanan (Cf. O.N. selja to hand over, deliver, sell; O.Fris. sella, O.H.G. sellen to give, hand over, sell; Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice ), perhaps a causative form of the root of O.E. sala sale. One of the …

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  • 8sell — verb (past and past participle sold) 1》 hand over (something) in exchange for money.     ↘deal in.     ↘be subject to a specified demand on the market: the book didn t sell well.     ↘(sell out) sell all of one s stock of something.     ↘(sell… …

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  • 9sell — sell1 sellable, adj. /sel/, v., sold, selling, n. v.t. 1. to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000. 2. to deal in; keep or offer for s …

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  • 10sell — [[t]sɛl[/t]] v. sold, sell•ing, n. 1) cvb to transfer (goods or property) or render (services) in exchange for money 2) to deal in; keep or offer for sale: to sell insurance[/ex] 3) to make a sale or offer for sale to 4) to persuade or induce to… …

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