sell (one) down the river

To betray one for a personal benefit. An allusion to the practice of selling slaves to plantations farther south via the Mississippi River. These companies all want to pretend like they're your friend, but they'll sell you down the river the moment it makes financial sense for them. Part of the discontentment among voters comes from the sentiment that those in government sold them down the river when the economy collapsed.

sell down the river

Betray, as in They kept the merger a secret until the last minute, so the employees who were laid off felt they'd been sold down the river . This expression, dating from the mid-1800s, alludes to slaves being sold down the Mississippi River to work as laborers on cotton plantations. Its figurative use dates from the late 1800s.

sell someone down the river

If someone sells you down the river, they betray you or do something which harms you in order to gain an advantage for themselves. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him. He said he could not agree to measures which would sell British farmers down the river. Note: This is a reference to slave-owners on the Mississippi river selling unwanted slaves to other slave-owners further down the river, where the conditions were harsher.

sell someone down the river

betray someone, especially so as to benefit yourself. informal

This expression originated in the USA, with reference to the practice in the slave-owning states of selling troublesome slaves to owners of sugar-cane plantations on the lower Mississippi, where conditions were harsher than those in the more northerly states.

1998 Bookseller Once you have lost it with the first three the last lot will sell you down the river so fast it isn't true.

sell somebody down the ˈriver

(informal) act very unfairly to somebody who trusts you; betray somebody you have promised to help: The workers thought that their own leaders had sold them down the river.This idiom comes from the days of slavery in the US. A slave who was sold to an owner further down the Mississippi river would experience worse conditions than in the states further north.

sell down the river

Informal

To betray the trust or faith of.

词组	sell (one) down the river
释义	sell (one) down the river sell (one) down the river To betray one for a personal benefit. An allusion to the practice of selling slaves to plantations farther south via the Mississippi River. These companies all want to pretend like they're your friend, but they'll sell you down the river the moment it makes financial sense for them. Part of the discontentment among voters comes from the sentiment that those in government sold them down the river when the economy collapsed. See also: down, river, sell Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. sell down the river Betray, as in They kept the merger a secret until the last minute, so the employees who were laid off felt they'd been sold down the river . This expression, dating from the mid-1800s, alludes to slaves being sold down the Mississippi River to work as laborers on cotton plantations. Its figurative use dates from the late 1800s. See also: down, river, sell The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. sell someone down the river If someone sells you down the river, they betray you or do something which harms you in order to gain an advantage for themselves. He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him. He said he could not agree to measures which would sell British farmers down the river. Note: This is a reference to slave-owners on the Mississippi river selling unwanted slaves to other slave-owners further down the river, where the conditions were harsher. See also: down, river, sell, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. sell someone down the river betray someone, especially so as to benefit yourself. informal This expression originated in the USA, with reference to the practice in the slave-owning states of selling troublesome slaves to owners of sugar-cane plantations on the lower Mississippi, where conditions were harsher than those in the more northerly states. 1998 Bookseller Once you have lost it with the first three the last lot will sell you down the river so fast it isn't true. See also: down, river, sell, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary sell somebody down the ˈriver (informal) act very unfairly to somebody who trusts you; betray somebody you have promised to help: The workers thought that their own leaders had sold them down the river.This idiom comes from the days of slavery in the US. A slave who was sold to an owner further down the Mississippi river would experience worse conditions than in the states further north. See also: down, river, sell, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary sell down the river Informal To betray the trust or faith of. See also: down, river, sell American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: a security blanket give (one) (one's) marching orders give somebody their marching orders give someone their marching orders the mark of Cain friend of Bill W. be like a red flag to a bull be like a red rag to a bull end game a red flag to a bull
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