bought the farm Idioma

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buy the farm

die, kick the bucket, pass away """Where's Henry?"" ""Oh, he bought the farm years ago - died of cancer, eh."""

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day of the family farm

(See the day of the family farm)

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farm out

have someone else do something, send away We farmed out all of the printing to another company in order to save money.

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sell the farm

over-react, sell everything to invest in a new venture They've discovered diamonds in B.C., but don't sell the farm, eh.

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the day of the family farm

the time when most farms were family owned The day of the family farm is nearly over. They can

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Farmers Boulevard

street in the New York City borough of Queens. Home of L.L. Cool J."Farmers Boulevard, that's where the crib's at, that's where me and E. hang out." -- L.L. Cool J. (???)

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Funny Farm

A mental institutional facility.

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cherry farm|cherry|farm

n., slang A correctional institution of minimal security where the inmates, mostly first offenders, work as farmhands. Joe got a light sentence and was sent to a cherry farm for six months.

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collective farm|collective|farm

n. A large government-run farm made by combining many small farms. The Russian farmers used to live on collective farms.

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farm out|farm

v. 1. To have another person do (something) for you; send away to be done. Our teacher had too many test papers to read, so she farmed out half of them to a friend. 2. To send away to be taken care of. While Mother was sick, the children were farmed out to relatives. 3. To send a player to a league where the quality of play is lower. The player was farmed out to Rochester to gain experience.

bought the farm

Died. Did you apprehend that old Walt bought the farm? What a shame—at atomic he got to absorb 92 years on this earth.Learn more: bought, farm

buy the farm

slang To die. Did you apprehend that old Walt bought the farm? What a shame—at atomic he got to absorb 92 years on this earth.Learn more: buy, farm

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