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buy straw hats in winter

idiom
Meaning

Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price are low, so as to sell when demand and price are high.


Examples
SIMPLE

Smart investors buy straw hats in winter.

CONTEXTUAL

He always buys straw hats in winter, then sells them for double the price in summer.

COMPLEX

While others panicked and sold, she quietly bought straw hats in winter, trusting that patience would reward her when the market inevitably turned.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bang straw

    A farmer's servant, especially a thresher.

  2. 02

    buy a dog and bark oneself

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

  3. 03

    buy a ticket to

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

  4. 04

    buy and hold

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

  5. 05

    buy into

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

  6. 06

    buy it

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

  7. 07

    buy out

    to purchase the entire stock or extent of something

  8. 08

    buy the farm

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

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