buy off
[verb]
Synonyms: bribe, buy, fix, have, lubricate, sop, square, tamper (with)

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

buy somebody ↔ off phrasal verb (see also buy)
to pay someone money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you Synonym : bribe

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

buy off
to bribe someone; to give money to someone to stop them from doing their duty; to use a gift or money to divert someone from their duty or purpose (similar to a bribe and sometimes illegal)
The union tried to buy off the politician.

The man tried to buy off the politician but he refused to agree to the plan.

The land developer tried to buy off the politician but he was not successful.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

buy off
v. To turn from duty or purpose by a gift.
When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off.
The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts.
Compare: PAY OFF.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

buy off someone
to bribe someone; to give money to someone to stop them from doing their duty; to use a gift or money to divert someone from their duty or purpose (similar to a bribe and sometimes illegal)
The union tried to buy off the politician.

The man tried to buy off the politician but he refused to agree to the plan.

The land developer tried to buy off the politician but he was not successful.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲