bought the farm
Met one's end
Bought the farm is American slang meaning died, especially suddenly or violently.
The phrase originated in military aviation, possibly from the dark joke that a pilot's death benefits would pay off the family mortgage.
It often carries a note of dark humor or understatement: He bought the farm in a motorcycle accident.
The expression avoids direct mention of death while acknowledging it plainly.
- passed awayDied, said gently
- croakedSpoke in guttural tones
- deceasedNo longer living
- perishedCeased living violently
- killed in actionDied during combat operations
taken out · expired · friendly fire · casualties · late · gone · kick the bucket · pushing up daisies · stiff · buried · dog tags · demised · passed on · slain · mortalities · bit the dust · went west · fatalities
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- death idiomsdead end, dead serious, dead wrong, dead tired, dead weight
- military slangFUBAR, hoorah, devil dog, SNAFU, GI
- deathdead, deceased, corpse, mortality, demise
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
bought the farmalive
Having current existence
living · alive and well · survived · made it · alive and kicking
bought the farmsurvived
Remained alive through hardship
pulled through · dodged a bullet · walked away · beat the odds · came home
bought the farmrecovered
Returned to normal state
bounced back · rallied · turned the corner · came to · woke up
bought, buying, buyer, buyers, buyout, buyouts, farm, farms, farmed