Смысл: best-seller 
best-seller [͵bestʹselə]
n
<Í> 1) ходкая, сенсационная книга; бестселлер
2) автор бестселлера
<Í> 1) ходкая, сенсационная книга; бестселлер
2) автор бестселлера
sell Идиома
hard sell
sell like hotcakes
sell oneself short
sell out
sell the farm
sell yourself short
selling point
sell up
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 creditTheme: 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 offTheme: 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.
sell sth for a song
Idiom(s): sell sth for a songTheme: SALES
to sell something for very little money. (As in trading something of value for the singing of a song.)
• I had to sell my car for a song because I needed the money in a hurry.
• I have two geometry books and I would sell one of them for a song.
sell short
Idiom(s): sell sb or sth shortTheme: EVALUATION
to underestimate someone or something; to fail to see the good qualities of someone or something.
• This is a very good restaurant. Don't sell it short.
• When you say that John isn't interested in music, you're selling him short. Did you know he plays the violin quite well?
sell sb out
Idiom(s): sell sb outTheme: REVELATION
to betray someone; to reveal damaging information about someone. (Slang, especially criminal slang.)
• Bill told everything he knew about Bob, and that sold Bob down the river.
• You'll be sorry if you sell me out.
sell sb on
Idiom(s): sell sb on sthTheme: PERSUASION
to convince someone of something. (Informal.)
• You don't have to sell me on the value of an education.
• Try to sell John on going to Mexico for a vacation.
sell sb a bill of goods
Idiom(s): sell sb a bill of goodsTheme: DECEPTION
to get someone to believe something that isn't true; to deceive someone. (Informal.)
• Don't pay any attention to what John says. He's just trying to sell you a bill of goods.
• I'm not selling you a bill of goods. What I say is true.
give sb the hard sell
Idiom(s): give sb the hard sellTheme: COMMERCE
to put pressure on someone to buy or accept (something). (Informal.)
• They gave me the hard sell, but I still wouldn't buy the car.
• The clerk gave the customer the hard sell.
get the hard sell
Idiom(s): get the hard sellTheme: COMMERCE
to receive considerable pressure to buy or accept (something). (Informal.)
• I won't go to that store again. I really got the hard sell.
• You'll probably get the hard sell if you go to a used-car dealer.
Sell down the river
If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust.Sell like hot cakes
If a product is selling very well, it is selling like hot cakes.Sell your birthright for a mess of pottage
If a person sells their birthright for a mess of pottage, they accept some trivial financial or other gain, but lose something much more important. 'Sell your soul for a mess of pottage' is an alternative form.Sell your soul
If someone sells their soul, their betray the most precious beliefs.best seller|best|seller
n. An item (primarily said of books) that outsells other items of a similar sort. Catherine Neville's novel "The Eight" has been a national best seller for months. Among imported European cars, the Volkswagen is a best seller.hard sell|hard|sell
n., informal A kind of salesmanship characterized by great vigor, aggressive persuasion, and great eagerness on the part of the person selling something; opposed to "soft sell". Your hard sell turns off a lot of people; try the soft sell for a change, won't you?sell down the river|river|sell
v. phr. To give harmful information about someone or something to one's enemies; betray. The traitor sold his country down the river to the enemy army. The criminal told the hiding place of his companions and sold them down the river.Compare: SELL OUT2.
sell off|sell
v. phr. To liquidate one's holdings of certain set items. The retired professor had to sell off his rare butterfly collection to meet his health expenses.sell one a bill of goods|bill|goods|sell
v. phr. To persuade another to acquire something useless; defraud. We were sure sold a bill of goods when Alfred persuaded us to buy his custom-built car for which replacement parts weren't available anywhere.sell one on|sell|sell on
v. phr. To persuade someone to do something. We were able to sell our wealthy uncle on the idea of having a joint family vacation in Hawaii.sell out|sell
v. 1a. To sell all of a certain thing which a store has in stock. In the store's January white sale the sheets and pillowcases were sold out in two days. 1b. To sell all the stock and close the store; go out of business. The local hardware store sold out last month and was replaced by a cafe. 2. informal To be unfaithful to your country for money or other reward; be disloyal; sell a secret; accept a bribe. In the Revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold sold out to the British. The dishonest wrestler sold out to his opponent for a hundred dollars.sell short|sell
v. To think (a person or thing) less good or valuable than is true; underestimate. Don't sell the team short; the players are better than you think. Some teachers sold John short.sell snow to the Eskimos|Eskimos|sell|snow
v. phr. To sell something to people who already have a large quantity of the same or similar goods. My Alaskan friend said, "One of the hottest businesses in Alaska is refrigeration. You could say that I, as a refrigerator expert, am selling snow to the Eskimos." See: CARRY COALS TO NEWCASTLE.sellout
n. 1. A betrayal or act of treason. The spy's behavior during the Cold War was a classical sellout.sell
sellIn addition to the idioms beginning with sell, also see hard sell; like hot cakes, go.
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- sell a bill of goods
- sell down the river
- sell like hot cakes
- sell off
- sell oneself
- sell out
- sell short
- sell someone on
- sold on, be
- sold out
sell a bill of goods
sell a bill of goodsDeceive, swindle, take unfair advantage of, as in He was just selling you a bill of goods when he said he worked as a secret agent, or Watch out if anyone says he wants to trade bikes with you; he's apt to be selling you a bill of goods. The bill of goods here means “a dishonest offer.” [c. 1920]
sell off
sell offGet rid of by selling, often at reduced prices. For example, The jeweler was eager to sell off the last of the diamond rings. [c. 1700] Also see sell out, def. 1.
sell oneself
sell oneself1) Convince another of one's merits, present oneself in a favorable light, as in A job interview is an ideal opportunity to sell oneself to a prospective employer. Originally this idiom, dating from the second half of the 1700s, alluded to selling one's services for money, but it was being used more loosely by the mid-1800s.
2) Compromise one's principles for monetary gain. An early version was sell oneself (or one's soul) to the devil, which alluded to enlisting the devil's help in exchange for one's soul after death. It is embodied in the legend of Faust, first recorded in the late 1500s.
sell someone on
sell someone onConvince or persuade someone of the worth or desirability of something, as in They were hoping to sell enough legislators on their bill so that it would pass easily, or Dave was really sold on that new car. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
soft sell
soft sellsee hard sell, def. 1.
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