English Phrasal Verbs (187/365) - Buy Someone Off

in #autumn6 years ago (edited)

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To buy someone off means paying someone to keep them from causing you trouble.

Example sentence:

  • The politician bought his accusers off. The hush money was considerable but the time and energy saved was worth it.
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Yes in the media it goes hand and hand with Non Disclosure Agreements or NDA's especially with accusations of inappropriate behavior.

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. I gottta a new phrase in my dic.

Much happens here in Venezuela and they are so shameless that they do it in front of everyone and they use their weapons to intimidate

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