| 短语 | sell sb down the river |
| 释义 | sell sb down the river to do something that harms a group of people who trusted you, in order to gain money or power for yourself〔为个人利益或权力〕出卖（背叛）某一群人sell sb down the ˈriver(informal)to give poor or unfair treatment to sb you have promised to help出卖（答应要帮助的人）From the custom of buying and selling slaves on the plantations on the Mississippi river in America. Slaves who caused trouble for their masters could be sold to plantation owners lower down the river, where conditions would be worse.源自美国密西西比河沿岸种植园之间的奴隶买卖。惹麻烦的奴隶可能被主人卖到下游条件更为恶劣的种植园里。sell sb down the river出卖某人;陷害某人：A wicked person never hesitates to sell his friends down the river if it is of benefit to him. 如果出卖朋友对一个邪恶的人有利，他会毫不踌躇地去做。 |
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