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buy cheap, buy twiceBuying a cheap but inferior product is a false economy since it will need replacement.Rate it:

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buy the rumor, sell the factA phrase often cited by stock traders that explains price declines that occur after an anticipated positive event has happened.Rate it:

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buy timePurposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.Rate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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buy to letTo purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it.Rate it:

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money can't buy happinessMoney can buy external things, but true happiness comes from inside.Rate it:

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buy straw hats in winterOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.Rate it:

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Buy a Pig in a PokeTo buy something immediately without even examining itRate it:

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buy backto purchase something already sold, misplaced, destroyed or given awayRate it:

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buy inAlternative spelling of buy-inRate it:

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buy intoTo buy stocks or shares of (a business).Rate it:

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buy intobelieve; accept a craze or fad for valid.Rate it:

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buy offto pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other serviceRate it:

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buy off onTo consent to.Rate it:

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buy outTo purchase the entire stock or extent of something.Rate it:

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buy outTo purchase the ownership of a company.Rate it:

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buy the farmTo die; often, to die in battle.Rate it:

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buy upTo buy the whole of, the totality of something.Rate it:

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buy upTo buy whatever is available of something.Rate it:

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can I buy you a drinkIndicates the speaker wishes to buy the interlocutor a drink, in a bar.Rate it:

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I don't want to buy anythingI don't want to buy anythingRate it:

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i have many bridges to sell you.You've been very naive.Rate it:

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sell ice to eskimosTo persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.Rate it:

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sell one's bodyTo work as a prostitute.Rate it:

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I have a bridge to sell youAn indirect way of expressing someone is gullible.Rate it:

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sellTo trick, or cheat someone.Rate it:

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sellTo promote a particular viewpoint; to manipulate towards a desired end.Rate it:

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sellTo pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.Rate it:

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sellTo be sold.Rate it:

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sellTo agree to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.Rate it:

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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:

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sell awayTo sell all of an item or group of items.Rate it:

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sell awayTo sell a financial product without the authorization of one's employing broker-dealer to sell that product.Rate it:

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sell downTo reduce by selling.Rate it:

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sell downTo become less by being sold.Rate it:

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sell down the riverTo betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.Rate it:

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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:

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sell like hot cakesTo sell fast.Rate it:

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Sell like Hot DogsTo sell something quickly and in great quantity, something immediately sold or vendedRate it:

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sell my clothes, I'm going to heavenA hyperbolic phrase expressing elation.Rate it:

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sell offTo sell asset for the purpose of getting rid of them quickly rather than for maximizing profit.Rate it:

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sell onto resell.Rate it:

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sell one's soulTo abandon one's spiritual values or moral principles for wealth or other benefits.Rate it:

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sell oneselfTo work as a prostitute.Rate it:

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sell oneself shortTo belittle oneself in judgment; to underestimate oneself and one's abilities.Rate it:

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sell outTo sell all of a product that is in stock.Rate it:

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sell outTo abandon one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage.Rate it:

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sell someone a bill of goodsTo deceive or cheat someone.Rate it:

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sell the passTo betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.Rate it:

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sell upTo sell all, in order to reduce its debts or gain liquid money.Rate it:

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