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drive a hard bargain
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to argue firmly to get a deal that is very good for you
Often said with grudging respect: 'You drive a hard bargain!'
In context
The sellers at Ben Thanh Market drive a hard bargain, so be ready to haggle.
Our supplier drove a hard bargain, but we still got a fair price in the end.
More idioms about business
- a ballpark figurea rough number that is close to the real amount
- a big playera powerful and important person or company in a field
- a bottlenecka point where progress slows because too much has to pass through it
- a deal breakera fact or condition that makes you refuse to accept an agreement
- a dog-eat-dog worlda situation where people compete hard and will harm others to succeed