Simon Cameron

(1799—1889)

U.S. politician

An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.

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buy off

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sales check

[sales check] or [sales slip] {n.} A paper which the clerk gives the person who bought something; a paper that shows what you bought in a store and how much […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

buy out

[buy out] {v.} 1. To buy the ownership or a share of; purchase the stock of. * /He bought out several small stockholders./ 2. To buy all the goods of; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on trial

[on trial] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. For testing or trying out for a time before making a decision. * /I was lucky that I had bought the machine on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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