sell (someone) on
phrasal verb
sold (someone) on; selling (someone) on; sells (someone) on
: to persuade (someone) to be interested in and excited about (something)
He tried to sell them on the project.
—often used as (be) sold onShe wasn't sold on the idea.
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Barclays goes to hold from sell on crypto stock Coinbase and online trading platform Robinhood , saying their business models have matured.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
In the season premiere, Sunja runs out of kimchi to sell on the street and begins peddling rice wine to support her family, but she quickly gets arrested.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
As little as five years ago, the most expensive Diablo to sell on online auction house Bring a Trailer went for about a quarter of a million dollars.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
Many small businesses — which may have their own factories in China — have entered the industry to sell on TikTok, Amazon.com or platforms run by Alibaba.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
In the season premiere, Sunja runs out of kimchi to sell on the street and begins peddling rice wine to support her family, but she quickly gets arrested.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
As little as five years ago, the most expensive Diablo to sell on online auction house Bring a Trailer went for about a quarter of a million dollars.
—Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
Many small businesses — which may have their own factories in China — have entered the industry to sell on TikTok, Amazon.com or platforms run by Alibaba.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Sell (someone) on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sell%20%28someone%29%20on. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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