sale Idiom, Proverb
close a deal/sale
crack shot/salesman etc.
up for sale
white sale
bake sale
for sale
They've got a new kind of shoes for sale．他们有一种新式鞋出售。
The house is not for sale．此屋不出售。
These products are only exhibits and not for sale for the present．这些产品目前仅供展示，不出售。
on sale
These shoes are very cheap， as they are on sale．这些鞋子非常便宜，正在削价出售。
The bookstore is to close down，and many books are on sale as waste paper．书店要关闭，所以许多书象废纸一样在廉价出售。
Snake oil salesperson
A person who promotes something that doesn't work, is selling snake oil.no deal|deal|dice|go|no dice|no go|no sale|no soap
slang Not agreed to; refused or useless; without success or result; no; certainly not.
Used in the predicate or to refuse something. Billy wanted to let Bob join the team, but I said that it was no deal because Bob was too young. "Let me have a dollar." "No dice!" answered Joe. I tried to get Mary on the telephone but it was no go. "Let's go to the beach tomorrow." "No sale, I have my music lesson tomorrow." I asked Dad for a new bicycle but it was no soap. Compare: NOTHING DOING, NO USE.
on sale|on|sale
adj. phr. Selling for a special low price. Tomato soup that is usually sold for sixty cents a can is now on sale for fifty cents. John and Mary couldn't sell all of the lemonade at twenty cents a cup so they have it on sale for ten cents a cup.sales check|check|sales|sales slip|slip
n. A paper which the clerk gives the person who bought something; a paper that shows what you bought in a store and how much you paid for it. Mrs. Smith checked the sales slip with what she bought. Mary brought the sales check when she returned the dress so she could get her money back.sales talk|sales|talk
n. A speech made to point out all the good reasons why the sale would help someone who might buy the product. Mrs. Goldsmith gave the man a good sales talk about the new house. The coach gave a sales talk on exercise in the school assembly.white sale|sale|white
n. The selling, especially at lower prices, of goods or clothing usually made of white cloth. Mother always buys many things at the January white sale to save money.close the sale
close the saleAlso, close the deal; close on a sale or deal. Complete a transaction, as in Jack was delighted to close the sale. This term applies to such transactions as the sale of a house, also put as closing on a house, as well as negotiations leading up to a sale. The latter was also put as to close a bargain, a phrase used by Charles Dickens and other 19th-century writers: “He closed the bargain directly it reached his ears,” Nicholas Nickleby, 1838.
sale
salesee close the sale; on sale; white sale.
sales pitch
sales pitchA line of talk that attempts to persuade someone of something, as in Let's hear your latest sales pitch for energy conservation. This term uses the noun pitch in the sense of “a talk,” or more literally, a throwing of words at one. [Slang; late 1800s]
wholesale
wholesale1.
at wholesale
in wholesale quantities or at wholesale prices
2.
by wholesale
1) at wholesale
2) extensively, sweepingly, or indiscriminately
An sale idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with sale, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
Dictionary of similar words, Different wording, Synonyms, Idioms for Idiom, Proverb sale
Learn more
Music ♫