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An Introduction to Language
For example, sell down the river meaning “betray” arose from American slave
traders selling slaves from more northern states along the Mississippi River to the
harsher southern states. For snap out of it, meaning “pay attention” or “get in a ...
Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Nina Hyams, 2010
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Phraseology: An interdisciplinary perspective
... it makes a special feature of indicating phraseological patterning explicitly in
terms of both structure and typical collocates or valency: sell down the river [B2
pass] (informal) betray the interests of one's own people, of members of one's
party, ...
Sylviane Granger, Fanny Meunier, 2008
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Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain: From
the Year ...
On the 2d, the troops embarked, and next day sell down the river to Westover. On
the 4th, they proceeded down 'to Toppahan- nock. On the 5th and 6th, part of the
fleet sell down to Hog ifland. On the "th, in consequence of a letter from Earl ...
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The Architecture of
the Language Faculty
Under this assumption, it is possible to say that kick the bucket, look up, and sell
down the river are listed syntactically in the lexicon as ordinary VPs.5 (15a-c) are
identical to (10), (12), and (14) except that the outer IN category is expunged.
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
2 flood, torrent, a sell down the river see BETRAY 2. ri"ver"Side /rivarsid/ n.
ground along a river- bank. rivet /rivet/ • n. bolt for joining parts with its headless
end being beaten out or pressed down when in place. • v.ir. 1 a join or fasten with
rivets ...
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The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
U sell down the river colloq. betray or let down. I 1 watercourse, tributary,
waterway, creek. 2 flood, torrent. U sell down the river see BETRAY 2. ri'ver'side /
rivorsid/ n. ground along a river— bank. riv'et /rivit/ o n. bolt for joining parts with
its ...
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The voiages and travels of John Struys through Italy, ...
N the 18 of illa] We lest 'Most-m and with asmall Boat sell down the River Occn ,
till we came at Dcdmaf, being the Vvhars where the Ship and Yaeht were built
which we found ready for a Launch. O N the 6 of Iunt we let sailwith our Ship ,
and ...
Jan Janszoon Struys, John Morrison, 1684
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A voyage
down the Amoor: with a land journey through ...
... river near Mr. Linan's place, where he had several barges building for the
descent into the Amoor, which he would load with such produce and
merchandise as he expected to sell down the river, or to barter with the natives
for furs and skins.
Perry McDonough Collins, 1860
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of
the Year
The ships immediately were equipped, their quarters lined with bags of saltpetre,
to screen the men from the shot, aud each of them took on board two additional
twelve- pounders. Thus fitted out, they sell down the river, till they came up to the
...
The ships immediately were equipped, their quarter;; lined with bags of saltpetre,
to screen the men from the shot, and each of them took on board two additional
twelve- pounders. Thus fitted out, they sell down the river, till they came up to the
...
