The difference between Buy the farm and Kick the bucket
When used as verbs, buy the farm means to die, whereas kick the bucket means to die.
check bellow for the other definitions of Buy the farm and Kick the bucket
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Buy the farm as a verb (idiomatic, US, informal, euphemistic):
To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
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Kick the bucket as a verb (idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial, humorous):
To die.
Examples:
"The old horse finally kicked the bucket."
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Kick the bucket as a verb (idiomatic, colloquial):
Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.
Examples:
"I think my sewing machine has kicked the bucket."