Idioms for farm

    buy the farm, Slang. to die or be killed.

Origin of farm

1250–1300; Middle English ferme “lease, rented land, rent,” from Anglo-French, Old French, from Vulgar Latin ferma (unattested), derivative of fermāre (unattested) for Latin firmāre “to make firm, confirm”; see firm1

OTHER WORDS FROM farm

British Dictionary definitions for buy the farm

farm
/ (fɑːm) /

noun

verb

See also farm out

Derived forms of farm

farmable, adjective

Word Origin for farm

C13: from Old French ferme rented land, ultimately from Latin firmāre to settle

Idioms and Phrases with buy the farm (1 of 2)

buy the farm

see under buy it.

Idioms and Phrases with buy the farm (2 of 2)

farm