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buy something

Idioms

Believe something; accept as true or satisfactory. For example, You think he's a millionaire? I just won't buy that. [Slang; 1920s]

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, an opportunity to buy something is hiding in plain sight.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

When recipients in Venezuela want to buy something, it is commonplace for them to transfer money into Venezuelan shopkeepers’ accounts in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

If you find yourself really wanting to buy something, Valega recommends keeping a running list of items you want instead of adding them to your cart.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

It added: "Many households are resorting to extreme measures to find food, including begging, and collecting garbage to sell to buy something to eat."

From BBC • May 12, 2025

Charlie wouldn’t have stolen my lunch, and I wouldn’t have been forced to buy something to eat and sit at another table on the other side of the cafeteria.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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