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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"I could stay somewhere temporarily, but I haven't got anywhere to live and it's very difficult to buy something because I haven't got the money now I've lost this property."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Recently the trend has picked up pace—and it’s become a lot easier to buy something you like on the spot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

You have to spend the money to buy something, and there are a lot of risks that the postmerger integration will fail.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

You will also have to liquidate at least a portion of your retirement savings to make a down payment on a property or buy something outright.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

We often asked somebody to buy something in passing or get information in passing, but I had never heard of searching a house in passing.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

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