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Hasibrahman Posted 5 years ago
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I bought that smirk

What does "I bought that smirk" mean here? Could you give some more example sentences for better understanding?

A: He's not as great as he looks. I bought that smirk.


B: Jealous?
A: No, I'm just a bit tired. It's been a long day and we still have a long way to go before we get home and we might even get caught.
  

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Hasibrahman What does "I bought that smirk" mean here? Could you give some more example sentences for better understanding? To buy something can mean to believe it.

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  • Hasibrahman What does "I bought that smirk" mean here?
  • Could you give some more example sentences for better understanding?
  • To buy something can mean to believe it.
  • "accept, believe - I don't buy that hooey.
  • com/dictionary/buy ) Person A is saying that they were deceived by the look on his face into thinking he was better than he was.
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Hasibrahman What does "I bought that smirk" mean here? Could you give some more example sentences for better understanding?

To buy something can mean to believe it.

"accept, believe - I don't buy that hooey." ( https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy

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A slang meaning of I bought something is I believed it.

1) eg I bought his explanation. (I believed it was the truth.)

2) eg I bought his apology. I think he was genuinely sorry)

3) eg I didn't buy that smirk. (He seems to think that he is in a better position than we are, but I think he is wrong.)

After I read these examples, I 'm not sure if #3 r

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