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drive a hard bargain
Idioms and Phrases
Be severe in negotiating a transaction, make an agreement to one's advantage. For example, It's more than I planned to pay, but you drive a hard bargain . This expression, first recorded in 1836, uses the verb drive in the sense of “forcefully carry through.â€Example Sentences
"This is where we will drive a hard bargain, and problems could arise," cautions Mr Dhar.
Samir said, “All right, my brother, you drive a hard bargain. But I am a sensible man. I’ll buy this glorious rug, but throw in that diseased kingfisher bird, and I’ll forgive you for cheating a fellow Christian out of his money.â€
Experts say that as China is not expected to need additional gas supply until after 2030 Beijing could drive a hard bargain on price for a second pipeline via Siberia.
Turkey's leader likes to drive a hard bargain and his unpredictability has become something of a trademark, but what is Recep Tayyip Erdogan up to now?
Justice Souter agreed to remove the line, remarking to O’Connor: “You drive a hard bargain.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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