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ESLPod_0461_WE_0596 Using a Guidebook The phrase "to buy out," in this podcast, means to buy everything in a store so that nothing is left: "During the storm, people bought out flashlights and canned food at the local grocery stores." The phrase "to buy (somebody) off" means to give someone money so that he or she will stop doing something that makes one's work difficult, especially if one is involved in illegal activities: "The people who sell drugs were able to buy off the policemen." Finally, the phrase "to buy (something) up" means to buy as much of something as possible as quickly as possible: "Many people buy up concert tickets as soon as they go on sale so that they can resell them to other people for more money."

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ESLPod 461 to buy out Travel

Id	ESLPod_0461_WE_0596
Episode Id	ESLPod 461
Episode Title	Using a Guidebook
Phrase	to buy out
Text	The phrase "to buy out," in this podcast, means to buy everything in a store so that nothing is left: "During the storm, people bought out flashlights and canned food at the local grocery stores." The phrase "to buy (somebody) off" means to give someone money so that he or she will stop doing something that makes one's work difficult, especially if one is involved in illegal activities: "The people who sell drugs were able to buy off the policemen." Finally, the phrase "to buy (something) up" means to buy as much of something as possible as quickly as possible: "Many people buy up concert tickets as soon as they go on sale so that they can resell them to other people for more money."
Topics	Travel

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