Idioms

buy off (someone) or buy (someone) off
to bribe someone
The union tried to buy off the politician.

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  • buy out (someone or something) or buy (someone or something) out
  • buy up (something) or buy (something) up
  • by a hair
  • by a mile
  • by a whisker
  • by all accounts
  • by all appearances
  • by all means
  • by and by
  • by and large
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  • too much of a good thing
  • make free with (someone or something)
  • throw in the towel
  • stand on one's own two feet
  • vote with one's feet
  • head off (someone) or head (someone) off
  • eleventh-hour decision
  • let off steam
  • see the sights
  • all sweetness and light


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