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Adrian Bailey

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Aug 29, 2005, 4:26:13 PM8/29/05
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Buying time is figuratively possible, but it seems to have infected the
expression "bide time"...

"Buying time till I get approval"
http://mwillett.org/Debate/viewtopic.php?t=84

And other examples by googling eg. "buying my time until".

Adrian


Steve MacGregor

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Aug 29, 2005, 6:20:17 PM8/29/05
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Adrian Bailey wrote:

> Buying time is figuratively possible, but it seems to have infected the
> expression "bide time"...

That's how I see it.

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Chris Waigl

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Aug 29, 2005, 7:53:42 PM8/29/05
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Adrian Bailey wrote:
> Buying time is figuratively possible, but it seems to have infected the
> expression "bide time"...

Thanks.
<http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/553/buy/>

Chris Waigl

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