buy it

phrase

variants or buy the farm
Synonyms of buy itnext
: to get killed : die

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Netflix long vowed to build growth rather than buy it, but more recently it's gotten a taste for M&A. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Last year, the Busers saw the building was up for sale and decided to buy it. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 In 1974, a Miami Beach hotelier named Harold Konover bought it and reamed it the Konover. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Hugging Face reportedly had other companies trying to buy it, too, including Salesforce. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buy it

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buy it was in 1920

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“Buy it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy%20it. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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