[sell out] {v.} 1a. To sell all of a certain thing which a storehas in stock.
In the store’s January white sale the sheets andpillowcases were sold out in two days.
1b. To sell all the stock andclose the store; go out of business.
The local hardware store soldout last month and was replaced by a cafe.
2. {informal} To beunfaithful to your country for money or other reward; be disloyal;sell a secret; accept a bribe.
In the Revolutionary War, BenedictArnold sold out to the British.
The dishonest wrestler sold out tohis opponent for a hundred dollars.
Биография альберта эйнштейна на английском.
The theaters of great britain.
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Значение идиомы sell out