sell the pass
sell the pass verb: to betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.
Verb
sell the pass (third-person singular simple present sells the pass, present participle selling the pass, simple past and past participle sold the pass)
- To betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.
- A respectable divine like Samual Torshell sold the pass when he wrote in 1645 that there was no difference between men and women in the state of grace.1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 257
- In fact the officials in the Richmond Asylum had pre-empted Sinn Féin. They managed to sell the pass without losing their jobs in the process, unlike Henry Campbell or John Flood.2012, Pádraig Yeates, A City in Turmoil
- Synonyms:
- sell, sell down the river, sell out, assfuck, betray, burn, cop out, cross out, cross up, double-cross
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Forms of sell the pass
| third-person singular present | sells the pass |
|---|---|
| present participle | selling the pass |
| past participle | sold the pass |
| past | sold the pass |
Questions about sell the pass
- What does sell the pass mean?
- Sell the pass means to betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.
- What part of speech is sell the pass?
- Sell the pass is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sell the pass?
- The past tense of sell the pass is sold the pass.
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