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Sold down the river - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... "One man, in Franklin County has lately realized thirty thousand dollars, in a speculation on slaves, which ho bought in Virginia, and sold down the river."
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One of my favorites is “sold down the river,” referring to the Black Africans who sold other Black Africans to White slave traders. ... The lesson of “the Judas”--of the man who will sell you down the river--is one we’re supposed to learn as children. The “friend” who cheats to get a prize in elementary...
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to do something which harms or disappoints someone who trusted you, in order to get an advantage for yourself A lot of people feel they have been sold down the river by a government who have failed to keep their pre-election promises.
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SOLD DOWN THE RIVER, the fourth of the Benjamin January novels (after A FREE MAN OF COLOR, FEVER SEASON, and GRAVEYARD DUST) begins with January's past as a slave coming back to haunt him when he finds Simon Fourchet, his former master, in his mother's parlor.
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A phrase meaning to be betrayed by another. Originated during the slave trade in America. Selling a slave "down the river" would uproot the slave from their from spouses, children, parents, siblings and friends.
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(redirected from Sold Down the River) ... Sold Down the River; sold for a mess of pottage; Sold for a Smile; Sold for Tomorrow; sold like hot cakes; sold like hot cakes; sold like hot cakes; sold like hot cakes; sold like hot cakes;
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Twenty miles, that is, if you wanted to hack your way through cypress swamps and untamed woodland, instead of journeying twice the distance in half the time via steamboat on the river. ... Sold Down the River; Written by Barbara Hambly; Format: Paperback; ISBN: 9780553575293; Our Price: $7.50; ... About Sold Down the River...
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - CHAPTER 16 Sold Down the River ... CHAPTER 16 Sold Down the River ; If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. - Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar ;
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