sellout | Idiomator

Meaning: (informal,idiomatic)An action in which principles are compromised for personal gain.1980April 19, Philip Shehadi, “Bryant Program Sparks Protest”, inGay Community News, page 3:A statement by the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights (CLGR), which organized the protest, charged that WPIX's sale of air time to the Anita Bryant Ministries "is asell-outof the more than one million lesbians and gay residents in the WPIX broadcast service area.2005,Jesse Helms, “Foreign Relations Experiences”, inHere's Where I Stand: A Memoir‎[1],New York:Random House,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC,page229:When his hearing came up, theselloutof Taiwan was particularly on my mind. I asked him if he thought that Taiwan should be pressured into making an accommodation with the Communist government in Beijing.The candidate refused to answer my question.; (informal,idiomatic)A person who compromises his or her principles for financial gain.The rock star used to be hardcore, but now he's just asellout.; The selling of an entire stock of something, especially tickets for an entertainment or sports event.I performedin front ofaselloutcrowd.1994October, Michael Bronski, “Queer and Present Danger: Gay Conservatives, Sex and the Christianization of the Gay Movement”, inGay Community News, page22:Mel White recalls being a high school student and seeing Billy Graham preaching beforesell-outcrowds at San Francisco's Cow Palace.

Examples:

EN: It's a sellout.
ES: Se agotaron las entradas.
EN: - Listen to this. "Boom Boom a sellout."
ES: Escucha esto. "Boom Boom un gran éxito.
EN: Looks like another sellout, Gabby.
ES: - Parece que se agotaron las entradas.
EN: I socked Zodiac's acceptance across the front page, and look at that sellout.
ES: La aceptación de Zodíaco salió en primera plana y se agotaron las localidades.
EN: Well, it wasn't quite clear, but I got the feeling that I was headed for the sharp end of a sellout.
ES: No fue muy claro, Pero tenía la impresión de que me engañarías.
EN: Well, looks like a sellout.
ES: Parece que tenemos lleno total.
EN: It's a complete sellout.
ES: Está completamente Ileno.
EN: I know. It's a complete sellout. A complete sellout.
ES: Lo sé, el teatro está lleno.
ES: Lo sé, el teatro está lleno.
EN: His paper was small, but every journalist in Europe admired the fight he put up against appeasement in the Munich sellout.
ES: Su diario era chico, pero los reporteros admiraban su lucha... contra la calma por la capitulación.
EN: A sellout.
ES: Casa llena.
EN: But can a sellout ever look good?
ES: Podrías hacerlo pasar por correcto ante todos.
EN: - Nearly a sellout!
ES: -Casi lleno.
EN: A sellout show.
ES: Un combate de "no hay entradas".
EN: Anyway, your recital's a sellout
ES: De todas formas, tu recital es un éxito de taquilla.
EN: It's a sellout every show.
ES: Siempre está lleno.

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