| 单词 | sell someone down the river |
| 释义 | (idiom) He has been sold down the river by his colleagues. Synonyms give up After a few attempts he gave up. betray He might be seen as having betrayed his mother. sell out (informal) deliver up surrender She had to surrender all rights to her property. Additional synonymsin the sense of betray Definition to hand over or expose (one's nation, friend, etc.) treacherously to an enemy He might be seen as having betrayed his mother. Synonyms be disloyal to, break with, grass on (British, slang), dob in (Australian, slang), double-cross (informal), stab in the back, be unfaithful to, sell down the river (informal), grass up (slang), shop (slang, British), put the finger on (informal), inform on or against, sell out (informal), be treacherous to in the sense of surrender Definition to give (something) up voluntarily to another She had to surrender all rights to her property. Synonyms give up, abandon, relinquish, resign, yield, concede, part with, renounce, waive, forgo, cede, deliver up Nearby words of |
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