Daily Easy English Expression Podcast 34 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—to SELL someone OUT
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Jun 4, 2014 AI Snips
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Selling Someone Out Means Betrayal
- "To sell someone out" means betraying someone by revealing their secret for personal gain.
- The phrase implies a transactional exchange where the betrayer gains something like money, promotion, or information.
Sibling Cookie Confession Example
- Coach Shane uses a sibling example where one tells on the other to their mom about cookies.
- He jokes that siblings often sell each other out and then suggests making a truce to lie for each other.
Make A Truce To Protect Secrets
- Make a truce with your sibling to protect each other's secrets instead of betraying them.
- Agreeing to cover for each other prevents the repeated cycle of selling each other out to parents.