1.   He has been sold down the river by the people who were supposed to protect him.

2.   He got sold down the line.

3.   Well I mean, they might sell it down the shop but I never heard of it.

4.   Among them was a thoroughbred who had been sold down the river after five years of racing, mostly at bullring tracks.

5.   At the end of the last century the North wearied of the effort to protect blacks in the South and sold them down the river.

6.   Bank of Scotland said it intends to sell down that stake as quickly as possible.

7.   Faced with problems in expanding in China, former chairman and founder Jimmy Lai later sold down his substantial holding in the retailer.

8.   For that reason, my suggestion would be to begin a program of selling down that position, timing the moves so as to reduce the tax implication.

9.   Forecasts for cool temperatures by mid-week in wheat growing areas also kept selling down in anticipation that crop damage could drive prices higher.

10.   He has yet to find out how quickly the others will sell him down the river to save themselves.