Idiom
drive a hard bargain
Meaning
To negotiate forcefully.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She drives a hard bargain when she sells her old clothes.”
“The seller drove a hard bargain, so I had to pay more than I originally planned.”
“Although the company desperately needed the contract, the supplier drove a hard bargain and refused to lower the price.”
Examples
simple
“She drives a hard bargain when she sells her old clothes.”
contextual
“The seller drove a hard bargain, so I had to pay more than I originally planned.”
complex
“Although the company desperately needed the contract, the supplier drove a hard bargain and refused to lower the price.”
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