Idiom
give away the farm
Meaning
To pay more than one should have; to pay more than fair market value.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't give away the farm when you buy that used car.”
“The company wanted to close the deal quickly, but they ended up giving away the farm by paying double the asking price.”
“In their desperate attempt to secure the contract before the deadline, the negotiators gave away the farm and accepted terms that were clearly unfavorable to their shareholders.”
Examples
simple
“Don't give away the farm when you buy that used car.”
contextual
“The company wanted to close the deal quickly, but they ended up giving away the farm by paying double the asking price.”
complex
“In their desperate attempt to secure the contract before the deadline, the negotiators gave away the farm and accepted terms that were clearly unfavorable to their shareholders.”
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