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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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buy off

0He bought the newspaper off by placing a lot of adverts.02br
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02br 02br 00Perhaps the paper was going to write a story about the terrible conditions in his factory. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02br 02br 00Perhaps the paper was going to write a story about the terrible conditions in his factory.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00'To buy someone off' means, in simple terms, to get them not to do something by giving them money.02br
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00Perhaps the paper was going to write a story about the terrible conditions in his factory. He spent a lot of money to buy advertisements in their paper, so they decided not to publish the story.02br
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00Best w
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10'To buy someone off' means, in simple terms, to get them not to do something by giving them money.12br
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10Perhaps the paper was going to write a story about the terrible conditions in his factory. He spent a lot of money to buy advertisements in their paper,
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0Hi,02br
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00He paid the paper a lot of money to publish advertisements for his products. This made the owners of the paper happy.02br
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00Clive0-
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