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
Words nearby farm
farinelli,
farinose,
farkleberry,
farl,
farley,
farm,
farm belt,
farm bloc,
farm bureau,
farm hand,
farm out
British Dictionary definitions for buy the farm
farm
/ (fɑːm) /
noun
verb
See also
farm out
Derived forms of farm
farmable, adjectiveWord 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