- buy that
- believe that, eat that
He says he went to see his friends at the park. I can buy that.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
buy that
Look at other dictionaries:
buy a pig in a poke — buy something without seeing it or knowing if it will be satisfactory You shouldn t buy that car without first inspecting it. It is like buying a pig in a poke … Idioms and examples
buy — buy1 [ baı ] (past tense and past participle bought [ bɔt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get something by paying money for it: I need to buy some new clothes. Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet. Tickets can be bought … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
buy — I UK [baɪ] / US verb Word forms buy : present tense I/you/we/they buy he/she/it buys present participle buying past tense bought UK [bɔːt] / US [bɔt] past participle bought *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to get something by paying money for… … English dictionary
buy — buy1 W1S1 [baı] v past tense and past participle bought [bo:t US bo:t] [: Old English; Origin: bycgan] 1.) a) [I and T] to get something by paying money for it ≠ ↑sell ▪ Where did you buy that dress? ▪ Ricky showed her the painting he d bought… … Dictionary of contemporary English
buy*/*/*/ — [baɪ] (past tense and past participle bought [bɔːt] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to get something by paying money for it I need to buy some clothes.[/ex] He s always buying me presents.[/ex] When I go away on business, I usually buy something for my… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
buy — 1 /baI/ verb past tense and past participle bought 1 a) (I, T) to get something by paying money for it: Where did you buy that dress? | buy sb sth: Let me buy you a drink. | buy sth for: Sally s buying new curtains for the bedroom. | buy sth from … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
buy — buyable, adj. /buy/, v., bought, buying, n. v.t. 1. to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase. 2. to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery. 3. to… … Universalium
buy — [[t]baɪ[/t]] v. bought, buy•ing, n. 1) to acquire the possession of, esp. by paying an equivalent in money; purchase 2) to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery[/ex] 3) to hire or obtain the services of 4) to bribe 5) to… … From formal English to slang
buy — I. verb (bought; buying) Etymology: Middle English byen, from Old English bycgan; akin to Gothic bugjan to buy Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment… … New Collegiate Dictionary
buy — 1. n. a purchase. □ Man, this is a great buy. □ What a buy, two for the price of one. 2. tv. to believe something. □ No body’ll buy that story. □ It sounds good … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
