Usually means: Betray someone for personal gain.
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  1. sell down the river: Merriam-Webster
  2. sell down the river: Collins English Dictionary
  3. sell down the river: Wiktionary
  4. sell down the river: Dictionary.com
  5. sell down the river: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. sell down the river: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. sell down the river: Legal dictionary

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  1. sell down the river: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sell down the river)

verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To betray, especially in a manner which causes serious difficulty for the one betrayed.

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