buy something without seeing it or knowing if it will be satisfactory You shouldn
buy a round
buy a drink for everyone at the table, this one is on me When Gina was born, I bought a round for the team. Every player had a drink to honor our baby.
buy into
believe and support, agree to support, come onside He will buy into our plan if the money goes to needy children.
buy off
use a gift or money to divert someone from their duty or purpose The land developer tried to buy off the politician but he was not successful.
buy out
buy a business and all the inventory We knew his business was in debt, so we offered to buy him out.
buy that
believe that, eat that He says he went to see his friends at the park. I can buy that.
buy the farm
die, kick the bucket, pass away """Where's Henry?"" ""Oh, he bought the farm years ago - died of cancer, eh."""
buy time
request time to plan, ask for extra time If we can just buy a little time, maybe the price will go down.
buy up
buy all of a product or all the shares in a company At closing time, Abe comes in and buys up the last shares.
buy a drink
to pour a drink
buyaka
Jamaican, resembles the sound of gunshots. See boo-yaa
buy over
bribe；win over by paying money收买 He was quite mistaken if he thought he could buy me over．如果他认为他可以收买我，那就大错特错了。 He seems to think he can buy us over very cheaply．他们似乎认为可以轻易地收买我们。
not buy
Idiom(s): not buy sth
Theme: SKEPTICISM
not accept something (to be true). (Slang.) • You may think so, hut I don’t buy it. • The police wouldn't buy his story.
buy sth to go
Idiom(s): buy something to go AND get something to go; have something to go; order something to go
Theme: FOOD
to purchase food to take out; to make a purchase of cooked food to be taken elsewhere to be eaten. • Let's stop here and buy six hamburgers to go. • I didn't thaw anything for dinner. Let's stop off on the way home and get something to go. • No, I don't want to sit at a table. I'll just have a cup of coffee to go.
buy sth sight unseen
Idiom(s): buy sth sight unseen
Theme: COMMERCE
to buy something without seeing it first. • I bought this land sight unseen. I didn't know it was so rocky. • It isn't usually safe to buy something sight unseen.
buy sth on credit
Idiom(s): buy sth on credit
Theme: PAYMENT
to purchase something now and pay for it later (plus interest). • Almost everyone who buys a house buys it on credit. • I didn't have any cash with me, so I used my credit card and bought a new coat on credit.
buy sth for a song
Idiom(s): buy sth for a song
Theme: CHEAPNESS
to buy something cheaply. • No one else wanted it, so I bought it for a song. • I could buy this house for a song, because it's so ugly.
buy sth
Idiom(s): buy sth
Theme: BELIEF
to believe someone; to accept something to be a fact. (Informal.) • It may be true, but I don't buy it. • I just don't buy the idea that you can swim that far.
buy sb off
Idiom(s): buy sb off
Theme: BRIBERY
to bribe someone; to win someone over by gifts or favors. • It's not hard to buy politicians off. • They bought off the whole city council with campaign contributions.
That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee
(USA) This is used to describe something that is deemed worthless. "He's got a Ph.D. in Philosophy." "So? That and 50 cents will buy you a cup of coffee."
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free
This idiom is usually used to refer to men who don't want to get married, when they can get all the benefits of marriage without getting married.
Buy A Lemon
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
Let the buyer beware or Caveat emptor
Satisfy oneself before paying for a purchase and not complain after the transaction.
buy for a song|buy|song
v. phr. To buy something very cheaply. Since the building on the corner was old and neglected, I was able to buy it for a song.
buy off|buy
v. To turn from duty or purpose by a gift. When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off.The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts. Compare: PAY OFF.
buy out|buy
v. 1. To buy the ownership or a share of; purchase the stock of. He bought out several small stockholders. 2. To buy all the goods of; purchase the merchandise of.Mr. Harper bought out a nearby hardware store. Antonym: SELL OUT.
buy up|buy
v. phr. To purchase the entire stock of something. The company is trying to buy up all the available shares.
buy
buy 1. buy in 1) to buy a share of or shares in 2) to buy back (an item) at an auction by a final, high bid when the other bids are much too low: said as of the orig. owner 3) Slang to pay money so as to become a participant, member, etc. 2. buy into 1) buy in (senses & ) (see phrase above) 2) â Slangbuy () 3. buy it Slang to die; specif., to be killed 4. buy off to bribe 5. buy out to buy all the stock, business rights, etc. of 6. buy time gain time (sense ) (at time) 7. buy up to buy all of or all that is available of
buy it
buy it 1) Suffer a severe reversal, as in If they can't raise the money in time, they'll buy it. [Slang; mid-1900s] 2) 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. 3) Believe it; see buy something.
buy something
buy something Believe something; accept as true or satisfactory. For example, You think he's a millionaire? I just won't buy that. [Slang; 1920s]
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