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Buying off
UK
/ˈbaɪɪŋ ɒf/
US
/ˈbaɪɪŋ ɔf/
Translation of "buying off" into Russian
buy off
Verbbuying off
Gerund
buy off
buys off
bought off Past Simple / Past Participle
buying off Gerund
He tried to buy off the witness to change their testimony.
Он пытался подкупать свидетеля, чтобы изменить их показания.
Definitions
buy off
Verb
To bribe someone to gain their favor or to prevent them from acting against one's interests.
The company tried to buy off the inspector to avoid a hefty fine.
Idioms and phrases
buy (someone) off
The politician tried to buy the journalist off to prevent the story from being published.
подкупить (кого-то)
Политик попытался подкупить журналиста, чтобы предотвратить публикацию истории.