give away the shop

To pay or concede too much during a negotiation, exchange, or transaction. Focusing on environmental concerns, the congressional candidate has accused his opponent of giving away the shop to corporate interests. You have to make your business attractively affordable, but you can't give away the shop or you'll never turn a profit. I hope you didn't give away the shop for that beat up old car.

词组	give away the shop
释义	give away the shop give away the shop To pay or concede too much during a negotiation, exchange, or transaction. Focusing on environmental concerns, the congressional candidate has accused his opponent of giving away the shop to corporate interests. You have to make your business attractively affordable, but you can't give away the shop or you'll never turn a profit. I hope you didn't give away the shop for that beat up old car. See also: away, give, shop Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: give away the store concede concede to concede to (someone or something) put (something) behind (someone or something) put behind put behind one put something behind you contemplation navel-contemplation References in periodicals archive Women salespeople tend not to have this problem, but men want to resolve the situation right away and they give away the shop. Qualify what the client needs and wants first. Sweat the small stuff: losing a sale can be as easy as dissing the cat
随便看	form and substance form an/(one's) own opinion form an opinion form an opinion (about someone or something) former for mercy's sake form from form from (something) for miles form into form into (something) form (one's) own opinion (about someone or something) for money form out of form (something) out of (something) form up form up into (something) for my, his, etc. part for my money for my/one's money for my sins for nothing for nuts for old times' sake for once