hard bargain
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhardandbargain
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hard
adjective
uk/hɑːd/us/hɑːrd/
not easy to bend, cut, ...
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bargain
noun[C]
uk/ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/us/ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/
something on sale at a lower price than its ...
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(Definition ofhardandbargainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Chamberlain and the employer supporters of workmen's compensation drove ahardbargain.
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Richard came around, but his brother drove ahardbargain.
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They were out to drive ahardbargain, and they tried to drive the hardest bargain they could.
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I do not think it is fair to anyone to drive ahardbargain.
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We are driving ahardbargainon behalf of scheme members, and we are absolutely right to do so.
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I only wish that someone would make ahardbargainwith me and give me £3¼ million, or anything like it.
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I know that in dealing with our shipping industry he made a veryhardbargainindeed.
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Here again, a great opportunity exists for ahardbargainto be struck.
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The supermarkets drive ahardbargain, not only with suppliers here, but also with those abroad.
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It is extremely difficult for a parson in a rural area letting his glebe land, his grass, to drive a veryhardbargain.
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He represents the interests of the public, and he feels it his duty to drive ahardbargainin the interests of the public.
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They have looked after the interests of their shareholders, quite rightly, and have endeavoured to make ahardbargain.
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I did not say that ahardbargainhad been made.
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So far from driving ahardbargain, they consented to a bargain which was of enormous advantage to the railway companies.
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It is ahardbargainand with a bit of luck we shall be able to keep to it.
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In many cases local authorities made great difficulties and drove a veryhardbargain.
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He has referred mysteriously to the possibility of somebody driving ahardbargain.
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Ahardbargainhas been driven, if the matter has been subject to any bargaining at all.
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We are determined to strike ahardbargainon behalf of the consumer.
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At other times, we are assured that they have driven a veryhardbargainwith us.
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