buy the big one

buy the big one

slang To die. We were so lucky to avoid that massive accident—we could have bought the big one! A: "Yikes, why did I think Ed had already bought the big one?" B: "Probably because he's about 100 years old?" My mom is terrified of flying because she's convinced that's how she'll buy the big one.

See also: big, buy, one

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buy the big one

Euph. to die. I don't plan to buy the big one for at least another thirty years. She conked out for good—you know, bought the big one.

See also: big, buy, one

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

buy the big one

tv. to die. She conked out for good—you know, bought the big one.

See also: big, buy, one

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