buy it

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#1·1d ago

(slang, euphemism) To die.

He bought it in a shootout.

Origin: * In the die sense, apparently attested since the 1820s, thus earlier than the variant buy the farm, which may be an extension of it. * In the have it sense, an elliptical allusion to believing a sales pitch. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·1d ago

(slang, idiomatic) To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.

He claims that he'll pay me back, but I don't buy it.

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