Sell-down-the-river Definition
verb
(idiomatic) To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.
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Origin of Sell-down-the-river
Probably from the practice in the U.S., prior to the American Civil War, of trading in slaves who were transported via the Mississippi River:
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