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sell one's soul Aug 29th 2012, 18:53 * ← Older revision Revision as of 18:53, 29 August 2012 Line 1: Line 1:   ==English==   ==English==   +   + ===Etymology===   + From the [[medieval]] legend of [[w:Faust|Faust]], who made a contract with the devil, exchanging his soul for worldly gains.       ===Verb===   ===Verb=== − {{head|en|verb|head=to [[sell]] [[one's]] [[soul]]}} + {{head|en|verb|head=[[to]] [[sell]] [[one's]] [[soul]]}}     − # To [[abandon]] one's [[spiritual]] or [[moral]] values for [[wealth]]. + # {{idiomatic}} To [[abandon]] one's [[spiritual]] values or [[moral]] principles for [[wealth]] or other [[benefit]]s.   + #* '''1877''', [[w:Charles Reade|Charles Reade]], ''The Woman Hater'', ch. 3:   + #*: "You are Marguerite, for you could fire a man's heart so that he would '''sell his soul''' to gain you."   + #* '''1910''', [[w:John Buchan|John Buchan]], ''Prester John'', ch. 3:   + #*: So I resolved to acquire a dog, and bought one from a prospector, who was stony-broke and would have '''sold his soul''' for a drink.   + #* '''2005''' June 29, Desa Philadelphia, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1077272,00.html Crunk: Hip-Hop's Got a New Accent]," ''Time'':   + #*: After all, the South is where jazz and blues were invented. Where Robert Johnson supposedly '''sold his soul''' to the devil so he could play the licks that would become rock 'n' roll.       ===See also===   ===See also===

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