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发信人: yangs (Microsea永不止息), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Sat Feb 22 09:04:42 2003) , 转信
buy the farm
Definition: To die.
Example: 1) Lance bought the farm when he drove his motorcycle straight into a
brick wall.
Etymology: Sometimes, when a person dies, the life insurance payment is large
enough for the surviving family members to pay off the mortgage on a piece of
property - or to 'buy the farm'.
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