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Definition of sells it to a person

sell it to

verb - transitive

  • to be beaten sorely. 2. dismal failure; defeat. 3. to defeat; to overcome odds. In sports: "We sold it to the other team!" Sometimes used in reference to video games. "Man, this game really sold it to me." Origin: inverse of "You bought it."
    Ooh! He sold it to you! / That was a sale!

    Last edited on May 17 2011. Submitted by Ryan from Jeffersonville, IN, USA on Feb 21 2003.

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