buy out from under
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[edit]Verb
[edit]buy out from under (third-person singular simple present buys out from under, present participle buying out from under, simple past and past participle bought out from under)
- (transitive) To purchase (something) that (somebody else) intends to buy.
- We better make an offer before somebody buys the house out from under us.
- (transitive) To make a payment to escape from or cancel (a problem).
- He bought out from under his legal problems.