buy the farm

1. see under buy it.

Example Sentences

Schwarzman, who usually arrives by helicopter, also bought the farm next door to host pheasant and partridge shoots.

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Ministers bought the farm in 2022 with the intention of helping the company - since then Green Man has been in negotiations to lease the site.

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The rest of the time, he watches and waits, invisibly playing the long or short game, wanting to know his customers before they buy the farm.

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Last week Auditor General for Wales Adrian Crompton said ministers acted with "avoidable haste" to buy the farm, and that officials "did not keep a record of matters discussed" with the company in meetings.

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The Yakama Nation recently expressed interest in buying the farm — now a 1,600-acre company that supplies top grocery chains — seeing an opportunity to improve the community’s access to healthy produce.

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