buy the farm
To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
You're just as dead if you buy the farm in an "incident" as if you buy it in a declared war.
ADJ
large | little, small | 100-acre, 200-hectare, etc.
neighbouring, next
The neighbouring farm produces organic vegetables that we buy at the market.
local, nearby, surrounding | isolated, outlying, remote | border | hill | organic | intensive | commercial | factory
model
The agricultural college operates a model farm where students learn sustainable farming techniques.
working
My uncle manages a working farm where he raises cattle and grows vegetables.
family, home | traditional | private | state | cooperative, collective | arable, livestock, mixed | dairy, fur, stud | fish, fruit, pig, poultry, sheep, trout, turkey, etc.
VERB + FARM
have, own | manage, run
work (at/on)
My grandfather worked on a small farm in the countryside for most of his life.
set up | live at/on | be brought up on | visit
FARM + VERB
lie
The old dairy farm lies just beyond the forest on the eastern side of town.
produce sth
The organic farm produces fresh vegetables that are sold at the local market every Saturday.
FARM + NOUN
produce, product
The local market sells fresh farm produce every Saturday morning.
animal | labourer, worker | labour | work | manager, owner | management | land (also farmland) | building | equipment, implements, machinery
policy
The government announced new farm policy to help small producers earn more money.
subsidies, support
The government announced a new plan to increase farm support for rural communities.
life
My grandparents enjoyed the quiet rhythm of farm life in the countryside.
cottage, house (also farmhouse) | shop | road, track
PREP
at a/the ~
My uncle grows vegetables at a farm about thirty miles from the city.
down on the ~
Life down on the farm was hard work, but my grandparents loved it.
on a/the ~
My grandparents worked on a farm where they grew vegetables and raised chickens.
ADV
heavily, intensively
Farmers in this region have heavily farmed the same fields for over fifty years.
organically
My uncle decided to farm organically after learning about the benefits for the soil.