sell bargains
sell bargains verb: to make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto.
Verb
sell bargains (third-person singular simple present sells bargains, present participle selling bargains, simple past and past participle sold bargains)
- To make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto.
- Where sold he Bargains, Whip-stitch, kiss my Arse, / Promis'd a Play and dwindled to a Farce?1709, J[ohn] Dryden, J[ohn] Oldham, “(please specify the page)”, in Mac Flecknoe: A Poem. […] With Spencer’s Ghost: Being a Satyr Concerning Poetry. […], London: […] H[enry] Hills, […], →OCLC
- No Maid at Court is leſs aſham'd, / Howe'er for ſelling Bargains fam'd, / Than ſhe, to name her Parts behind, / Or when a-bed, to let out Wind.1731, [Jonathan Swift], “Strephon and Chloe”, in A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed. […], Dublin; London: […] [William Bowyer] for J. Roberts […], published 1734, →OCLC, page 19
- Synonyms:
- sell someone a bargain
Synonyms of sell bargains
- sell someone a bargain
Forms of sell bargains
| third-person singular present | sells bargains |
|---|---|
| present participle | selling bargains |
| past participle | sold bargains |
| past | sold bargains |
Questions about sell bargains
- What does sell bargains mean?
- Sell bargains means to make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto.
- What part of speech is sell bargains?
- Sell bargains is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sell bargains?
- The past tense of sell bargains is sold bargains.
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