sell your soul to the devil
出賣靈魂；為了私利而無堅(jiān)守；對原則和價(jià)值觀的背叛
口語·形容為成功不擇手段
英文釋義
to make a desperate or morally compromising deal or agreement in exchange for personal gain or success
例句
She sold her soul to the devil to become famous, but lost all her true friends.
典故來源
源自浮士德傳說，描述學(xué)者與魔鬼梅菲斯特簽訂契約，以靈魂換取知識(shí)和權(quán)力，成為西方文學(xué)經(jīng)典隱喻。