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buy the farmTo die; often, to die in battle.Rate it:

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buy cheap, buy twiceBuying a cheap but inferior product is a false economy since it will need replacement.Rate it:

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farm outTo subcontract some task to another; to outsource.Rate it:

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funny farmAn insane asylum.Rate it:

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bet the farmTo be absolutely certain, to have no doubts.Rate it:

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bought the farmSimple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.Rate it:

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bought the farmA fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.Rate it:

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farm to tableconstituting, consisting of, or relating to fresh locally grown or produced food.Rate it:

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buy the rumor, sell the factA phrase often cited by stock traders that explains price declines that occur after an anticipated positive event has happened.Rate it:

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buy timePurposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.Rate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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buy to letTo purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it.Rate it:

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money can't buy happinessMoney can buy external things, but true happiness comes from inside.Rate it:

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buy straw hats in winterOf stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.Rate it:

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Buy a Pig in a PokeTo buy something immediately without even examining itRate it:

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buy backto purchase something already sold, misplaced, destroyed or given awayRate it:

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buy inAlternative spelling of buy-inRate it:

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buy intobelieve; accept a craze or fad for valid.Rate it:

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buy intoTo buy stocks or shares of (a business).Rate it:

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buy offto pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other serviceRate it:

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buy off onTo consent to.Rate it:

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buy outTo purchase the entire stock or extent of something.Rate it:

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buy outTo purchase the ownership of a company.Rate it:

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buy upTo buy whatever is available of something.Rate it:

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buy upTo buy the whole of, the totality of something.Rate it:

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can I buy you a drinkIndicates the speaker wishes to buy the interlocutor a drink, in a bar.Rate it:

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I don't want to buy anythingI don't want to buy anythingRate it:

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snap upTo buy quickly, usually because the item is a bargain or in short supply or something one has been searching for.Rate it:

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wbyceiydboWe'll buy your car even if you don't buy ours.Rate it:

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take overTo buy out the ownership of a business.Rate it:

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back fortyThe remote part of a farm.Rate it:

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pea patchA small farm.Rate it:

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pie in the skyA belief that one's wildest dreams shall come true. A devotee, of pie in the sky is prone to believe the most impossible possibility. The taller the tale you can spin, the greater chance he'll buy into it!Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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beggars cannot be choosersDeserving people cannot put forward their choices. You cannot be concerned about the quality or quantity of certain product or service that you cannot buy or get hold of easily.Rate it:

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acheter à vil prixTo buy dirt cheap, for a mere song.Rate it:

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acheter chat en pocheTo buy a pig in a poke.Rate it:

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acheter chat en pocheto purchase without seeing the object in question; to buy on trust; to be sold a pig in a pokeRate it:

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acheter par francs et vendre par écusTo buy in the cheapest market and sell in the dearest; To sell at a high profit.Rate it:

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avoir quelque chose pour des nèfles (fam.)To buy something for a mere song.Rate it:

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bottom fishingBuying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.Rate it:

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break the bankTo buy something that costs to much.Rate it:

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combine harvesterfarm vehicleRate it:

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country girl (cowgirl)a girl who lives and/or is from a rural area, small town, farm and/or ranch (not a city environment.) She is usually seen wearing a cowgirl hat, cowgirl boots and often wears jeans and/or a shirt tied into a knot in the frontRate it:

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Drive a Hard BargainTo work hard in price negotiation, to insist in making a deal to buy or sell at a good priceRate it:

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feed the dragonTo buy or sell products labeled as "Made in China.".Rate it:

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foot and mouthdisease of farm animalsRate it:

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hush moneyMoney given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.Rate it:

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In the Lap of LuxuryTo enjoy lavishness of wealth and comfort, getting all which money can buyRate it:

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keep up with the jonesesTo do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.Rate it:

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