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The unfortunate student pilot 'bought the farm' when he hit the stone wall at the end of the grassy runway when the engine failed him on his 'lift-off'.
Submitted by WerterBuch on August 03, 2015
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| bought the farm | Simple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle. |
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