sell dearly | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,especiallymilitary,of a fighting person, unit, or vehicle)To make one'sopponentpaya veryhighpricetodefeatorobtain(a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).2018October 17, Drachinifel, 24:24 from the start, inLast Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918‎[1], archived fromthe originalon4 August 2022:Realizing he is now boxed in on all sides, Hipper decides the only remaining card he has to play is tosellhis ships asdearlyas possible. The remaining German ships make a hard turn southeast, and drive headlong at the Grand Fleet. It is a brave gesture, but only eight of the ships emerge from the pall of smoke that roughly marks the original German line of advance. Two more emerge minutes later, but that is all.

Examples:

EN: Buy cheaply, sell dearly
ES: Compran barato, venden muy caro.
EN: In the Cortes, the towns will sell dearly the service the King demands.
ES: En las Cortes, las ciudades venderán caro el servicio que demanda el rey.
EN: Buy cheaply, sell dearly.
ID: Lalu menjualnya dengan harga mahal.

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