"sell bargains" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sells bargains [present, singular, third-person], selling bargains [participle, present], sold bargains [participle, past], sold bargains [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sell<,,sold> bargains}} sell bargains (third-person singular simple present sells bargains, present participle selling bargains, simple past and past participle sold bargains)
  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To make saucy (usually indiscreet) comments; to come onto. Tags: idiomatic, obsolete Synonyms: sell someone a bargain Related terms: ask my arse
    Sense id: en-sell_bargains-en-verb-rLcNGra4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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