sell down

1. (UK, intransitive)To become less by being sold.

   Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while what we have sells down.

2. (UK, transitive)To reduce by selling.

   Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell down our stocks., or

   Don't order any potato cakes for 3 days while we sell our stocks down.

3. (idiomatic)To betray a person; to conspire against someone for personal gain.

1. Tom sold me down the river.

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2. I will never sell my friend down the river for anything in the world.

   Що б ни сталося, я ніколи не зраджу своїх друзів.

   ruНи за какие сокровища мира я друга не предам.

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3. He sold me down the river.

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4. The Trump administration just wants to sell Ukraine down the river.

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5. If you engage in espionage for a foreign power, you are selling your country down the river.

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irregular · Lesson

• sell upрозпродати, продаватисяTo sell one's business or other major asset (such as a home).
• sell outрозпродати, продаватисяTo sell all of a supply or stock of something.
• sell downпродати, продаватиTo become less by being sold.
• sell offTo sell assets for the purpose of disposing of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.
• sell onTo resell (goods or services).
• sell awayTo sell all of an item or group of items.