buy into
To believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I do not buy into his excuses anymore.”
“The company tried to sell us a new software plan, but our team refused to buy into the idea.”
“While the media continues to promote the latest health craze, many skeptical scientists refuse to buy into the unproven claims.”
From buy + into.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
- 02
buy a dog and bark oneself
To do something that one has hired someone else to do.
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buy a ticket to
Used to indicate that someone is in agreement with an assertion, statement, or suggestion.
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buy and hold
A passive investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset and retains it for many years, rather than trading it frequently.
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buy it
To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.
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buy out
to purchase the entire stock or extent of something
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buy straw hats in winter
Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.
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buy the farm
To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
Last updated August 10, 2026