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buy into

idiom
Meaning

To believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.


Origin

disputed origin

From buy + into.

Examples
SIMPLE

I do not buy into his excuses anymore.

CONTEXTUAL

The company tried to sell us a new software plan, but our team refused to buy into the idea.

COMPLEX

While the media continues to promote the latest health craze, many skeptical scientists refuse to buy into the unproven claims.

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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    buy a dog and bark oneself

    To do something that one has hired someone else to do.

  2. 02

    buy a ticket to

    Used to indicate that someone is in agreement with an assertion, statement, or suggestion.

  3. 03

    buy and hold

    A passive investment strategy where an investor purchases an asset and retains it for many years, rather than trading it frequently.

  4. 04

    buy it

    To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.

  5. 05

    buy out

    to purchase the entire stock or extent of something

  6. 06

    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.

  7. 07

    buy the farm

    To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.

  8. 08

    buy the rumor

    To purchase an asset based on positive speculation or unconfirmed reports, anticipating a price rise before the positive development leading to it is confirmed by official news.

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