sell down the river

phrase

as in sell (out)
to be unfaithful or disloyal to He didn't expect to be sold down the river by someone he had known for so long.

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“Sell down the river.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sell%20down%20the%20river. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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