sell out (one’s body)

sell out (one’s body)
 v. phr.β€” Β«In lacrosse parlance, when a player gives his all, diving for a loose ball or absorbing a punishing hit, he “sells out,” or “sells out his body.”Β» β€”β€œThe Rivalry” by Dale Keiger Johns Hopkins Magazine (Baltimore, Maryland) June, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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