sold out
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3.1
- idiom
:
agotado
- Two days ago, no one heard of these guys, but tonight's show sold out in 35 seconds.
- Tickets are sold out
- completely sold out
- game is sold out
So it was hard to find and they were really sold out of small sizes.
- So it was hard to find and they were really sold out of small sizes.
- Outside of that, we have every date in Europe is sold out for January.
- They were completely sold out and back ordered for four months.
- Some people see out of stock, other people see sold out.
- We've got I think pretty much most of it is sold out at this point.
- So that person is doing their job accordingly and usually large sizes are sold out.
- And I was passionate myself mate, because it got, it's sold out.
- And when you see where he is now sold out shows and you, you, you, you're there.
- And now you got all the, and now they're like, I mean, sold out, shows up all at churches.
Examples
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And as soon as I saw that this was announced, I had to buy it, but it was sold out straight away.
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And the cruise is almost sold out for next March.
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No, actually the whole show sold out.
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Sorry, folks, all sold out.
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Well, I very much wanted to go on opening night, but the event is all sold out.
Blog text (2) -
Usually, the theater was sold out, no matter what the production might be.
Fiction book (2001) -
Apple is sold out, with huge lines forming in every part of the world.
Blog text (1) -
The Fury X is sold out everywhere.
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The event was previously sold out, so hopefully crowds will be back in the area.
Blog text (28) -
The first concert, on Wednesday at the Sheldon, sold out before it was even publicized.
Synonyms
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2.1
There are no tickets or items left to buy
5
2.4
People have reserved all places, rooms, or tickets
Bought and no longer available to buy
Antonyms
How Full
Surface Forms
Morphology
The primary sense 'no longer having tickets or items available' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sold' + 'out' and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words. However, the secondary figurative sense 'having betrayed one's principles' is a metaphorical extension that is not fully predictable from the constituents and requires pragmatic/cultural knowledge. Because the expression is partly transparent (literal/stock sense) but also has an idiomatic extension, it is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
The phrase sold out comes from shops: when all the items were bought, shopkeepers wrote sold out on a sign to show there were 'no items' left. Later, people used that strong image for someone who takes money and gives up their beliefs, so sold out also means 'betrayed one's principles'.