bargain for/on sth
— phrasal verb with bargain uk/ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/us/ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/verb [ I or T ]
to expect or be prepared for something:
We hadn't bargained on such a long wait.
The strength of opposition to the project was more than she'd bargained for.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purpose idiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim
- aim at sth
- calculate
- chart
- engineer
- in the pipeline idiom
- intend
- intent
- intention
- intentional
- promise
- scheme
- scientific
- see sth coming idiom
- set sth up
- strategic
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