Faustian bargain
idiomAn agreement in which a person abandons his or her spiritual values or moral principles in order to obtain knowledge, wealth or other benefits.
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drive a hard bargain
To negotiate forcefully.
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Faustian deal
A Faustian bargain.
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Faustian dilemma
Having to choose between an option that promises short-term gain with foreseeable adverse long-term consequences, and an alternative option with no short-term gain and possibly even short-term suffering, but promising an eventually better future than the first option.
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fool's bargain
A bad bargain; one that leaves the person accepting it worse off.