hard sell | forceful and insistent advertising |
soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
sell | the activity of persuading someone to buy, it was a hard sell |
cheap shot | an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence, he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback |
dirt track | a racetrack that is not paved |
trail bike dirt bike scrambler | a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension, an offoad motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground |
cheap shot | an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person |
scandal dirt malicious gossip | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people |
huckster cheap-jack | a seller of shoddy goods |
worm louse insect dirt ball | a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect |
cheap money | credit available at low rates of interest |
pay dirt | a profitable success, the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt |
dirt filth grime soil stain grease grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things |
soil dirt | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
crap dirt shit shite poop turd | obscene terms for feces |
pay dirt | ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner |
sell-by date | a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold |
sell short | underestimate the real value or ability of, Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge |
sell | persuade somebody to accept something, The French try to sell us their image as great lovers |
sell out | give information that compromises others |
dish the dirt gossip | wag one's tongue, speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies, She won't dish the dirt |
hit the dirt hit the deck | fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger, The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire |
sell | give up for a price or reward, She sold her principles for a successful career |
sell | exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent, He sold his house in January, She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit |
sell short | sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit |
sell off | get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices, The store sold off the surplus merchandise |
deal sell trade b | do business, offer for sale as for one's livelihood, She deals in gold, The brothers sell shoes |
sell out sell up liquidize | get rid of all one's merchandise |
betray sell | deliver to an enemy by treachery, Judas sold Jesus, The spy betrayed his country |
sell | be sold at a certain price or in a certain way, These books sell like hot cakes |
sell d | be responsible for the sale of, All her publicity sold the products |
sell e | be approved of or gain acceptance, The new idea sold well in certain circles |
cheap inexpensive | relatively low in price or charging low prices, it would have been cheap at twice the price, inexpensive family restaurants |
dirt cheap | very cheap, a dirt cheap property |
cheap chinchy chintzy | embarrassingly stingy |
dirt ungraded | (of roads) not leveled or drained, unsuitable for all year travel |
bum cheap cheesy chintzy crummy punk sleazy tinny | of very poor quality, flimsy |
d brassy cheap flash flashy garish gaudy gimcrack loud meretricious tacky tatty tawdry trashy dcb | tastelessly showy, a flash car, a flashy ring, garish colors, a gaudy costume, loud sport shirts, a meretricious yet stylish book, tawdry ornaments |