Question

    Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrases.

    Her son took her to Amsterdam and fulfilled her wish,

    before she ________________.
    A bought the farm Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B buy to let Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C bought time Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D bought wolf tickets Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase ‘buy the farm’ means ‘to die’. B- the activity of buying homes in order to rent them to other people rather than live in them yourself. C- to do something in order to be allowed more time. D- to challenge or respond hostilely to one's threats of violence or menacing, boastful words.

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