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sell one's soul to the devil

sell one's soul to the devil verb: synonym of sell one's soul.

Verb (1)

sell one's soul to the devil (third-person singular simple present sells one's soul to the devil, present participle selling one's soul to the devil, simple past and past participle sold one's soul to the devil)

  1. Synonym of sell one's soul.
    • You sold your soul to the devil when you put on your first pair of Jimmy Choos, I saw it.2006, Aline Brosh McKenna, Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada, spoken by Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt)
    Synonyms:
    sell one's soul

Verb (2) capitalized: sell one's soul to the Devil

sell one's soul to the Devil (third-person singular simple present sells one's soul to the Devil, present participle selling one's soul to the Devil, simple past and past participle sold one's soul to the Devil)

  1. Synonym of sell one's soul.
    Synonyms:
    sell one's soul

Synonyms of sell one's soul to the devil

Forms of sell one's soul to the devil

third-person singular presentsells one's soul to the devil
present participleselling one's soul to the devil
past participlesold one's soul to the devil
pastsold one's soul to the devil
third-person singular presentsells one's soul to the Devil
present participleselling one's soul to the Devil
past participlesold one's soul to the Devil
pastsold one's soul to the Devil

Questions about sell one's soul to the devil

What does sell one's soul to the devil mean?
Sell one's soul to the devil means synonym of sell one's soul.
What part of speech is sell one's soul to the devil?
Sell one's soul to the devil is a verb.
What is the past tense of sell one's soul to the devil?
The past tense of sell one's soul to the devil is sold one's soul to the devil.

Words near sell one's soul to the devil in the dictionary

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

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