andyharding
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| posted on 22/7/05 at 02:53 PM |
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US > UK translation: "really bought the farm"
Can any of our US friends help out with what the phrase "really bought the farm" means?
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 22/7/05 at 02:56 PM |
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I think it's like the English phrase 'go the whole hog'. If that helps at all 
Pete
EDIT: Wait, no, I seem to be completely wrong... Just found this:
quote:
BUY THE FARM: To be conned or hoaxed, to accept whatever is offered, to be taken in, to be duped in a bargain, to be swindled. Also, to be
worsted, to be made to suffer. This usage derived from the image of a simple country person ensnared into a bad purchase by a smooth salesman. It
possibly has some connection to the older term ‘buy the rabbit,’ which means to get the bad end of a deal – the rabbit.
[Edited on 22/7/05 by scoobyis2cool]
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ethomas
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| posted on 22/7/05 at 02:58 PM |
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I think buying the farm is a euphamism for dying
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JAD
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| posted on 22/7/05 at 03:00 PM |
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Actually has nothing to do with farming or anything agrarian; however way back in time it may have had something to do with farming failure or buying
a worthless piece of property. Nowadays it simply means that some catastrophe has befallen someone, usually resulting in severe injury or damage. As
when a racing car crashes the driver is said to have “bought the farm”
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 22/7/05 at 03:05 PM |
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The death benefits paid to the beneficiaries of soldiers who died in battle were often enough to pay off the mortgage on the family home or farm,
hence the deceased was said to have "bought the farm."
there are several other possible derivations of this phrase however they all maen the same thing - to Die..
[Edited on 22/7/05 by DaveFJ]
Dave
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/7/05 at 03:15 PM |
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Try this link for a full description.
rgds,
David
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britishtrident
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| posted on 22/7/05 at 03:23 PM |
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Actually goes back to WW1 dough boys
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the JoKeR
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| posted on 23/7/05 at 03:23 PM |
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As most of the replies have said, the most common meaning has to do with having died. Example: He bought the farm after running his car off a bridge
at 120 mph.
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pbura
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 02:30 AM |
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"bit the curb"
Pete
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andyharding
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| posted on 24/7/05 at 07:06 PM |
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Thanks guys
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