词组 | bargain |
释义 | BARGAIN talk someone down to convince someone to lower the price.She wanted $2,000 for the car, but I talked her down.This is my final offer. Don't try to talk me down. wheel and deal to take part in clever but sometimes dishonest or immoral business deals. (Fixed order.)John loves to wheel and deal in the money markets.Jack got tired of all the wheeling and dealing of big business and retired to run a pub in the country. bargain noun a stroke of good luck US, 1990bargain 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 bargain (over someone or something) (with someone)and bargain (for someone or something) (with someone)to negotiate with someone about obtaining someone or something. I refuse to bargain over money with Dan. We will bargain with the supplier over prices. You can't bargain over Claire with Jeff as if she were a car! bargain(for someone or something) (with someone) Go to bargain (over someone or something) (with someone).
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