buys it

Kicks the bucket

Buys it is slang for dying or being killed: He crashed his motorcycle and bought it.

The phrase suggests a final transaction—paying the ultimate price.

It can also mean accepting something as true, usually with skepticism implied: I told her I was sick, but I don't think she buys it.

Related

bites the dust · trust · change · acquiescence · persuasion · catastrophe · obliteration · conviction · too good to be true · expiration · final curtain · downfall · collapse · agreement · cash · cessation · price · ruin

Opposites
death/survival (slang for dying)

buys itsurvives

Remains alive despite hardship

lives · makes it · pulls through · escapes · recovers

belief/acceptance (accepting something as true)

buys itdisbelieves

Refuses to credit

suspects · hesitates

belief and acceptance

buys itsmells a rat

Senses hidden wrongdoing

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG