Idiom
give away the store
Meaning
To transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't give away the store when you negotiate that contract.”
“The manager warned the team not to give away the store during the final negotiations with the new supplier.”
“By offering such extreme concessions to secure the deal, the inexperienced negotiator effectively gave away the store, much to the dismay of the company board.”
Examples
simple
“Don't give away the store when you negotiate that contract.”
contextual
“The manager warned the team not to give away the store during the final negotiations with the new supplier.”
complex
“By offering such extreme concessions to secure the deal, the inexperienced negotiator effectively gave away the store, much to the dismay of the company board.”
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