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sell out from under

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To sell (something, most often a home) despite current habitation or reliance from others and without telling the current users of the property until it is too late for them to react.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I've gotta move in a hurry because my landlord sold the house out from under me.

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