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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Selling them on...
She's been doing it for years. Taking waifs and strays off the streets,
fattening them up, and then selling them on Sell them like market items?
at the end of the season.
fattening them up, and then selling them on Sell them like market items?
at the end of the season.
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"selling on" just means selling something (that you've previously bought or acquired) to someone else. Here, the "fattening them up" reference is to livestock. For example, someone might buy piglets (say), fatten them up for a season, and then sell them on at a profit.
- "selling on" just means selling something (that you've previously bought or acquired) to someone else.
- Here, the "fattening them up" reference is to livestock.
- For example, someone might buy piglets (say), fatten them up for a season, and then sell them on at a profit.
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"selling on" just means selling something (that you've previously bought or acquired) to someone else. Here, the "fattening them up" reference is to livestock. For example, someone might buy piglets (say), fatten them up for a season, and then sell them on at a profit.
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