buying it

Verb

buy it (third-person singular simple present buys it, present participle buying it, simple past and past participle bought it)

1. (euphemistic, slang) To die.
   • He bought it in a shootout.

   Synonyms:

   buy the farm, kick the bucket, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord

2. (idiomatic, slang) To believe any particular assertion or idea; to support it.
   • He claims that he'll pay me back, but I don't buy it.

   Synonyms:

   have it