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selling one's own grandmother

selling one's own grandmother is the present participle and gerund of sell one's own grandmother.

Meaning of sell one's own grandmother

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.

Questions about selling one's own grandmother

What is selling one's own grandmother the present participle and gerund of?
Selling one's own grandmother is the present participle and gerund of sell one's own grandmother.

Words near selling one's own grandmother in the dictionary

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

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