| 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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