buy the farm
Example Sentences
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The rest of the time, he watches and waits, invisibly playing the long or short game, wanting to know his customers before they buy the farm.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2023
But there was a catch: His father provided the money to buy the farm; they became business partners.
From Washington Post • May 6, 2022
Despite lacking any agricultural experience, the Gemio family decided to buy the farm in the then remote area of El Alto.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2018
He found a farmer near St. John who took Hickel under his wing, eventually letting him buy the farm.
From Washington Times • May 17, 2016
At first it seemed to him like providence that just recently Tom Belcher had offered to buy the farm.
From Frank of Freedom Hill by Derieux, Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur)
