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sell one's own grandmother

sell one's own grandmother verb: to do anything, especially unprincipled or illegal, in order to obtain what one desires.

Verb

sell one's own grandmother (third-person singular simple present sells one's own grandmother, present participle selling one's own grandmother, simple past and past participle sold one's own grandmother)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) To do anything, especially unprincipled or illegal, in order to obtain what one desires.

Forms of sell one's own grandmother

third-person singular presentsells one's own grandmother
present participleselling one's own grandmother
past participlesold one's own grandmother
pastsold one's own grandmother

Questions about sell one's own grandmother

What does sell one's own grandmother mean?
Sell one's own grandmother means to do anything, especially unprincipled or illegal, in order to obtain what one desires.
What part of speech is sell one's own grandmother?
Sell one's own grandmother is a verb.
What is the past tense of sell one's own grandmother?
The past tense of sell one's own grandmother is sold one's own grandmother.

Words near sell one's own grandmother in the dictionary

  1. sell on
  2. sell one's ass
  3. sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage
  4. sell one's body
  5. sell one's life dearly
  6. sell one's own grandmother
  7. sell one's soul
  8. sell one's soul to the devil
  9. sell oneself
  10. sell oneself short
  11. sell order

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