单词 | hard bargain |
释义 | hard bargain/ˌhɑːd ˈbɑːɡ(ɪ)n/noun 1A transaction which is unfavourable or disadvantageous, especially financially, to the party agreeing to it. Later also: a difficult circumstance, situation, etc., especially one which results from a compromise or exchange. 2 to drive (also strike,etc.) a hard bargain: to be uncompromising in making a deal or deals. 3Originally and chiefly British Navy slang. A person who is not considered to be worth the wages he or she is paid; a useless or lazy person, a shirker; especially an incompetent member of the Royal Navy. In naval use more fully King's (or Queen's) hard bargain. Now chiefly in historical contexts. OriginEarly 17th century. From hard + bargain. |
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