Meaning: arnold gesell

n.
United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961)

for a song, to go to buy to sell Idiom, Proverb

hard sell

selling something very aggressively and with great eagerness I didn

sell like hotcakes

sell quickly, sell rapidly The tickets for the football game were selling like hotcakes when I inquired this morning.

sell oneself short

underestimate oneself He is selling himself short when he thinks that he can

sell out

sell information or support The Bible tells us that Judas sold out to the bad guys.

sell the farm

over-react, sell everything to invest in a new venture They've discovered diamonds in B.C., but don't sell the farm, eh.

sell yourself short

not mention some of your skills or qualifications If the employer asks about your awards, don't sell yourself short.

selling point

best feature, nicest part The Peugeot's strongest selling point is comfort.

sell up

1．sell one's major assets 变卖主要财产
The new supermarket has been so successful that some small shop keepers have had to sell up．那家超级市场经营非常成功，使得一些小店主不得不歇业。
After farming for over ten years in Britain he sold up and went abroad．他在英国务农10多年后，变卖财产出国去了。
2．sell sb．'s property for payment of debt 将某人的财产变卖抵债
Old Williams went bankrupt，and was sold up by his creditors．老威廉斯破产了，他的全部财产被债权人变卖了。

sell sth on credit

Idiom(s): sell sth on credit

Theme: SALES

to sell something now and let the purchaser pay for it later.
• I'm sorry, we don't sell groceries on credit. It's strictly cash-and-carry.
• There is a shop around the corner that sells clothing on credit.

sell sth off

Idiom(s): sell sth off

Theme: SALES

to sell much or all of something.
• Please try to sell these items off. We have too many of them.
• I sold off all my books.

More Idioms/Phrases

send sth COD send sb up the river send sb to the showers send sb packing send sb on an errand send one about one's business sell sth on credit sell sth off sell sth for a song sell short sell sb out sell sb on sell sb a bill of goods