单词 | more than one bargained for |
释义 | more than one bargained forAn unexpected outcome, especially an unfavorable one, as in Serving on the board this year has involved more work than I bargained for. This expression alludes to a higher than anticipated cost for a transaction. [Mid-1800s] Words nearby more than one bargained forMoresco, more sinned against than sinning, more sol., Moresque, more than meets the eye, more than one bargained for, more than one can shake a stick at, more than one way to skin a cat, more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, More, Thomas, Moreton Bay bug 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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