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  • 61sell a bill of goods — sell (someone) a bill of goods American to make someone believe something that is not true. Politicians have sold all of us a bill of goods, that if we put more people in prison we re going to be safer. The electrician said I d need the outdoor… …

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  • 62sell like hotcakes — If something is selling like hotcakes, it is very popular and selling very well …

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  • 63sell a pup — ► sell (or buy) a pup Brit. informal swindle (or be swindled) by selling (or buying) something worthless. Main Entry: ↑pup …

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  • 64sell-by date — ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a date marked on a perishable product indicating the recommended time by which it should be sold. 2) informal a time after which something or someone is no longer considered desirable or effective …

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  • 65sell-out — ► NOUN 1) the selling of an entire stock of something. 2) an event for which all tickets are sold. 3) a sale of a business or company. 4) a betrayal …

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  • 66sell out of something — ˌsell ˈout (of sth) | be ˌsold ˈout (of sth) derived to have sold all the available items, tickets, etc • I m sorry, we ve sold out of bread. • We are already sold out for what should be a fantastic game. Main entry: ↑sellderived …

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  • 67sell — 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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  • 68sell — I. verb (sold; selling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sellan; akin to Old High German sellen to sell, Greek helein to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to deliver or give up in violation of duty, trust, or loyalty… …

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  • 69sell — [[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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  • 70sell — 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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