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seize uponTo take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to; to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.Rate it:
seize uponTo take possession of or claim as one's own; to assimilate, absorb, annex, co-opt.Rate it:
selective outrageWhen one's prejudiced or biased demeanours come to light to show their disgrace towards a particular group she another group has done the same thing.Rate it:
self fulfilling prophecyAn expectation can bring about an outcome.Rate it:
sellTo promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end.Rate it:
sellTo pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.Rate it:
sellTo trick, or cheat someone.Rate it:
sellTo be sold.Rate it:
sellTo agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.Rate it:
sell a bargainA species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".Rate it:
sell awayTo sell all of an item or group of items.Rate it:
sell awayTo sell a financial product without the authorization of one's employing broker-dealer to sell that product.Rate it:
sell downTo become less by being sold.Rate it:
sell downTo reduce by selling.Rate it:
sell down the riverTo betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.Rate it:
sell ice to eskimosTo persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.Rate it:
sell in may and go away"Sell in May and go away" is a popular adage or saying in the stock market that suggests investors should sell their stocks or investments in May and stay out of the market until the end of October. The idea behind this saying is that the stock market tends to experience weaker performance during the summer months, particularly from May to October. This pattern is often attributed to factors such as reduced trading activity, lower corporate earnings reports, or investors' vacation periods.Rate it:
sell like hot cakesTo sell fast.Rate it:
Sell like Hot DogsTo sell something quickly and in great quantity, something immediately sold or vendedRate it:
sell my clothes, I'm going to heavenA hyperbolic phrase expressing elation.Rate it:
sell offTo sell asset for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.Rate it:
sell onto resell.Rate it:
sell one's bodyTo work as a prostitute.Rate it:
sell one's soulTo abandon one's spiritual values or moral principles for wealth or other benefits.Rate it:
sell oneselfTo work as a prostitute.Rate it:
sell oneself shortTo belittle oneself in judgment; to underestimate oneself and one's abilities.Rate it:
sell outTo sell all of a product that is in stock.Rate it:
sell outTo abandon one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage.Rate it:
sell someone a bill of goodsTo deceive or cheat someone.Rate it:
sell the passTo betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.Rate it:
sell upTo sell all, in order to reduce its debts or gain liquid money.Rate it:
sell upTo sell one's business or other major assetRate it:
sell wolf ticketsTo make empty threats or promises; to bluff.Rate it:
sell-by dateUsed to indicate that something, or someone, is old and out of date.Rate it:
sell-by dateThe final date on which a perishable product can be legally sold to the public.Rate it:
seller's marketAn excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.Rate it:
selling pointThe property or characteristic of a good that most attracts purchasers.Rate it:
semi detached housetype of buildingRate it:
Semper GumbiMisspelling of Semper Gumby.Rate it:
Semper Gumbyalways flexibleRate it:
send awayTo send to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc.Rate it:
send awayTo dismiss from one's presence.Rate it:
send away forTo write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing.Rate it:
send backTo return to its origin.Rate it:
send backTo remind of a previous time in the past.Rate it:
send belowTo order someone to go below the top deck on a ship.Rate it:
send downTo suspend or expel from university.Rate it:
send downTo bowl.Rate it:
send downTo commit to a prison term.Rate it:
send downTo demote a player within the levels of professional baseball.Rate it:

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