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live up to (one's) end of the bargain Idiom

drive a hard bargain

pay a low price, negotiate firmly When buying land, Cal drives a hard bargain. He pays low prices.

strike a bargain

find a satisfactory deal or price After discussing the price of the carpet, we struck a bargain: $15.

bargain away

1．continue talking about a price 讨价还价
Women like to bargain away in the market．妇女们喜欢在市场上讨价还价。
2．allow sth． to be sold or lost（at a low price）for sth．of little vaLue； lose through bargaining为获取某物廉价出售；通过讨价还价而失掉
It was foolish of them to bargain away a vast area of their territory for a sum of money．为了一笔钱，他们竟轻易地放弃了大片领土，真是太蠢了。
He bargained away his property．他贱卖了自己的财产。
They have bargained away all hope of success．他们因讨价还价而丧失了所有成功的希望。

bargain for

1．try to get sth． at a low price想廉价把…弄到手
The man spent hours bargaining for a valuable painting．那人花了好几个小时讨价还价，想把一幅珍贵的绘画弄到手。
2．expect； anticipate期望；预料
She found that the trouble she was put to was more than she had bargained for．她发现所遇到的麻烦比预料的还多。
I didn't bargain for what happened．我并未预料到所发生的事情。

throw sth into the bargain

Idiom(s): throw sth into the bargain

Theme: COMMERCE

to include something in a deal.
• To encourage me to buy a new car, the car dealer threw a free radio into the bargain.
• If you purchase three pounds of chocolates, I'll throw one pound of salted nuts into the bargain.

more than sb bargained for

Idiom(s): more than sb bargained for

Theme: AMOUNT - MORE

more than one thought one would get. (Usually in reference to trouble or difficulty.)
• When Betsy brought home the sweet little puppy for a companion, she got more than she bargained for. That animal has cost her hundreds of dollars in medical bills.
• I got more than I bargained for when I took this job.

into the bargain

Idiom(s): in(to) the bargain

Theme: ADDITIONALLY

in addition to what was agreed on.
• I bought a car, and they threw an air conditioner into the bargain.
• When I bought a house, I asked the seller to include the furniture in the bargain.

hold one's end of the bargain up

Idiom(s): hold one's end (of the bargain) up

Theme: COOPERATION

to do one's part as agreed; to attend to one's responsibilities as agreed.
• If you don't hold your end up, the whole project will fail.
• Tom has to learn to cooperate. He must hold up his end of the bargain.

bargain on

Idiom(s): bargain for something AND bargain on something

Theme: PLANNING

to plan for something; to expect something. (Informal.)
• We knew it would be difficult, but we didn't bargain for this kind of trouble.
• I bargained on an easier time of it than this.

bargain for|bargain|bargain on

v. To be ready for; expect. When John started a fight with the smaller boy he got more than he bargained for. The final cost of building the house was much more than they had bargained on.
Compare: COUNT ON.

live up to (one's) end of the bargain

To do as was promised in an acceding or bargain; to backpack through with what one agreed to do. I've delivered the banknote as you instructed. Now you accept to alive up to your end of the bargain! We've done the assignment on our end, I aloof achievement their aggregation lives up to their end of the bargain!Learn more: bargain, end, live, of, up

live up to one's end of the bargain

and keep one's ancillary of the bargain; alive up to one's ancillary of the bargain; accumulate one's end of the bargainto backpack admitting on a bargain; to do as was promised in a bargain. You can't abdicate now. You accept to alive up to your end of the bargain. Bob isn't befitting his end of the bargain, so I am activity to sue him.Learn more: bargain, end, live, of, up

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