Context
#1 – Two friends talking
Victoria:
Did you hear the news?
Did you hear the news?
Brandon:
No, what happened?
No, what happened?
Victoria:
Do you know that older man who lives down the street from us?
Do you know that older man who lives down the street from us?
Brandon:
Oh, yes. I do.
Oh, yes. I do.
Victoria:
Well, he bought
the farm yesterday.
Well, he bought
the farm yesterday.
Brandon:
Really?
But he was only 87 and in good shape.
Really?
But he was only 87 and in good shape.
Victoria:
I
know! And I’ve heard he would go skydiving twice a week.
I
know! And I’ve heard he would go skydiving twice a week.
Brandon:
So
he bought
it
while skydiving? .
So
he bought
it
while skydiving? .
Victoria:
No, he was fine after skydiving yesterday. He came home, ate dinner,
and then went to bed. It happened in his sleep.
No, he was fine after skydiving yesterday. He came home, ate dinner,
and then went to bed. It happened in his sleep.
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Context
#2 – Talking about a movie
#2 – Talking about a movie
Sal: That
movie was so violent! It’s like everyone bought
the farm
at the end.
movie was so violent! It’s like everyone bought
the farm
at the end.
Patty: Well,
it was a war movie.
it was a war movie.
Sal: Yeah,
I guess so.
I guess so.
Patty:
It really shouldn’t have surprised anyone when most of the characters
bought
it.
That’s just the way it goes.
It really shouldn’t have surprised anyone when most of the characters
bought
it.
That’s just the way it goes.
Sal:
Well, it’s depressing. Why don’t we go see a comedy next time?
Well, it’s depressing. Why don’t we go see a comedy next time?
Patty: Sound
good to me.
good to me.
Meaning: “To
buy the farm”
or “to
buy it”
means to die or be killed. It’s usually used in the past tense
(bought
the farm)
and it is sometimes used without “farm” (bought
it).
In Context 1, the older man dies in his sleep with no visible cause.
In Context 2, many of the people in the war movie are killed in
combat, so it is a violent film.
buy the farm”
or “to
buy it”
means to die or be killed. It’s usually used in the past tense
(bought
the farm)
and it is sometimes used without “farm” (bought
it).
In Context 1, the older man dies in his sleep with no visible cause.
In Context 2, many of the people in the war movie are killed in
combat, so it is a violent film.
