buy it
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buy it
Rhymes with -aɪət
Where it comes from
* 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.
verb buys it · buying it · bought it
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To die.
He bought it in a shootout.
Similar: buy the farm, kick the bucket, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit
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To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.
He claims that he'll pay me back, but I don't buy it.
Similar: have it
Talk about this word "buy it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buy%20it. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. buy it. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buy%20it "buy it." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/buy%20it.Cite this
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title = {buy it},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buy%20it},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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