Sell the pass In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "sell the pass", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2022-03-12 06:03

Meaning of Sell the pass

Synonyms:

bite the hand that feeds one , give someone a Judas kiss

Sell the pass British old-fashioned verb phrase

If you say someone sells the pass, you mean that he or she betrays his or her supporter, comrades, and allies.

A high-ranking government official was arrested for selling the pass.

I can't believe a person who used to sell the pass like him.

They chose to die nobly rather than sell the pass.

For years she had been selling the pass for his own advantage.

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Take care of or assist someone who are untrustworthy, deceitful, or ungrateful

sell out

1. Used to say that you betray someone for your personal benefit.

2. To be entirely sold.

3. To renounce or betray one's stated ideas or cause, especially for financial or personal gain.

Grammar and Usage of Sell the pass

Verb Forms

  • selling the pass
  • sells the pass
  • sold the pass

The verb "sell" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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a hair in the butter

A problem or difficult circumstance

Example:

I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.

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