"sell one's own grandmother" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sells one's own grandmother [present, singular, third-person], selling one's own grandmother [participle, present], sold one's own grandmother [participle, past], sold one's own grandmother [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sell<,,sold> one's own grandmother}} 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. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic Related terms: sell one's soul Translations (Translations): myisi oman isoäitinsäkin (Finnish), vendre père et mère (French), tuer père et mère (French), die eigene Großmutter verkaufen (German), sprzedać własną matkę [perfective] (Polish), reiceadh e a sheanmhair (Scottish Gaelic)
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