| 词组 | bargain |
| 释义 | bargain [bargained, bargained, bargaining] bargain away bargain away sth • bargain sth away if you bargain away something, for example your rights, land etc, you agree to give them away, in return for getting something else that you want: ▪ Over the years employees have bargained away many of their rights in return for higher salaries. bargain for more than you bargained for used to say that something was more than you expected, and you were surprised or it caused problems for you: ▪ It was a wonderful holiday but it cost a lot more than we'd bargained for. get more than you had bargained for ▪ The thief got more than he'd bargained for when Mr Cox turned a gun on him. bargain for/on sb hadn't bargained for/on sth if you hadn't bargained for something, you did not expect it to happen, and you are surprised or it causes problems for you: ▪ What they hadn't bargained for was the prejudice of the trial judge. ▪ I hadn't bargained on being stuck in traffic for two hours on Kilburn High Road. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑reckon with |
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