sell one's soul
Trade integrity away
To sell one's soul is to sacrifice integrity or principles for personal gain—money, power, success.
The phrase alludes to the Faustian bargain of trading one's eternal soul to the devil: He sold his soul to get that promotion.
Often used hyperbolically about compromising values: I feel like I sold my soul taking that corporate job.
- Faustian bargainRuinous exchange for power
- pact with the devilSoul-selling agreement for gain
- blood moneyPayment tied to death
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- crossing the lineExceeding acceptable boundaries
no turning back · betrayal · moral compromise · sold out · Mephistopheles · hypocrisy · greed · temptation · eternal damnation · dishonesty · Robert Johnson · thirty pieces of silver · deal with the devil · dance with the devil · crossroads · sin · self-deception · hellfire
sell one's soulhold the line
Maintain current position
stand one's ground · stay the course · walk away · keep faith · leave money on the table
sell one's soullay down one's life
Die to save others
give one's all · take one for the team · fall on one's sword
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