bought it

Met one's end

Bought it is slang for died, especially suddenly or violently: He bought it in the first wave at Normandy.

The phrase suggests paying the ultimate price.

It can also mean suffered a serious failure or breakdown: My transmission finally bought it.

Related

crash · fatal crash · fall · succumbed · expired · gone for good · swallowed · sucker · obtained · purchased · redeemed · procured · paid · pay for · casualty · naive · taken for a ride · hook line and sinker

Opposites
life vs. death

bought itsurvived

Remained alive through hardship

lived · made it · pulled through · came through · hung on

outcome in danger

bought itescaped

Got away from confinement

got away · came back · got lucky · came home

CREDULITY (believed a lie)

bought itsmelled a rat

Sensed hidden deception

caught on

Family

buying, bought, unbought, outbought, rebought, overbought

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G