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buy it
Suffer a severe reversal, as in If they can't raise the money in time, they'll buy it . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]
Be killed; die. For example, By the time we could get to the hospital, he had bought it . Originating during World War I as military slang, this term later was extended to peacetime forms of death. A later slang equivalent is buy the farm , dating from about 1950. For example, He'll soon buy the farm riding that motorcycle . According to J.E. Lighter, it alludes to training flights crashing in a farmer's field, causing the farmer to sue the government for damages sufficient to pay off the farm's mortgage. Since the pilot usually died in such a crash, he in effect bought the farm with his life.
Believe it; see buy something .
Example Sentences
"I would've liked to have bought it back because I'm still passionate about the people and the concept," Mr Smith said.
Baier didn't buy it, pointing out that U.S. intelligence has found no proof of an Iranian nuclear weapons program.
His father Lawrence owns it, and he essentially bought it so Lance could have a drive in F1, with the aim of becoming world champion.
Simon Williams, chief executive of Anaphylaxis UK, warned allergy suffers: "If the ingredient and allergen information isn't there, don't buy it. You're putting your life in grave danger."
Earlier this year, Mr Musk spearheaded a failed attempt to buy it.
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