bargain sth away
— phrasal verb with bargain uk/ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/us/ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/verb [ I or T ]
to exchange something good for something of less value:
I realized that by trying to gain security I had bargained away my freedom.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- change over
- change places idiom
- countermand
- fill
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- refill
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
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