| Id | ESLPod_0868_WE_1411 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 868 |
| Episode Title | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Phrase | to buy |
| Text | In this podcast, the verb "to buy" means to believe something or to be persuaded: "Did you buy what the politicians were saying about the new healthcare law?" The phrase "to buy time" means to find a way to give oneself more time to make a decision, postponing it for later: "The reporters have been asking questions about this for weeks already and we can't buy you any more time. You need to give them an answer." The phrase "to buy up (something)" means to buy as much of something as one can: "The day after Thanksgiving, shoppers bought up almost everything in the store." Finally, the phrase "to buy (somebody) out" means to buy all of the stock or shares that a person owns, so that he or she no longer has any power or influence: "How much did Jason pay to buy out the other partners?" |
| Topics | Business |
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