buy something



buy something

Believe something; accept as true or satisfactory. For example, You think he's a millionaire? I just won't buy that. [Slang; 1920s]
See also: buy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ErzsÉBetER-zhay-betHungarian
Sabinasah-BEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Ancient Roman
BlaineBLAYNEnglish
Sultan-Arabic
&Aelig;Lfwig-Anglo-Saxon
DarinDER-in, DAR-inEnglish