“bought the farm”
It comes from a 1950s-era Air Force term meaning “to crash” or “to be killed in action,” and refers to the desire of many wartime pilots to stop flying, return home, buy a farm, and live peaceably ever after.
It comes from a 1950s-era Air Force term meaning “to crash” or “to be killed in action,” and refers to the desire of many wartime pilots to stop flying, return home, buy a farm, and live peaceably ever after.
Where’s Josh?
Haven’t you heard? He bought the farm.
He got drunk and went out on his motorcycle … Poor guy bought the farm.
Haven’t you heard? He bought the farm.
He got drunk and went out on his motorcycle … Poor guy bought the farm.
by Barrymtl January 10, 2022