drive a hard bargain
idiom
: to be very determined to get what one wants when discussing something and especially a business deal
You drive a hard bargain, but I'll accept your terms.
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With Republicans sitting on a three-seat cushion (which will be zero for several months), Jeffries can drive a hard bargain on everything from funding the government to raising the debt ceiling.
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Hans Nichols, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Breeo may have invented the double wall fire pit, but the folks at Solo Stove drive a hard bargain with their latest Bonfire 2.0 portable fire pit.
—Kurt Spurlock, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
Netanyahu is likely to wrap up talks within that time, but Religious Zionism is expected to drive a hard bargain for its support.
—Tia Goldenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2022
Danny Ainge will surely drive a hard bargain in these trade talks, and this could ultimately come down to whether or not Chicago is willing to include Patrick Williams.
—Jason Patt, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Shooting was held up when the agent for one of the performers, an elephant, opted to drive a hard bargain.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2022
Soner Cagaptay, the Turkish research program director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that Ankara can drive a hard bargain but had limited options.
—Jessica Donati, WSJ, 11 June 2021
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Hans Nichols, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Breeo may have invented the double wall fire pit, but the folks at Solo Stove drive a hard bargain with their latest Bonfire 2.0 portable fire pit.
—Kurt Spurlock, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
Netanyahu is likely to wrap up talks within that time, but Religious Zionism is expected to drive a hard bargain for its support.
—Tia Goldenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2022
Danny Ainge will surely drive a hard bargain in these trade talks, and this could ultimately come down to whether or not Chicago is willing to include Patrick Williams.
—Jason Patt, Forbes, 30 June 2022
Shooting was held up when the agent for one of the performers, an elephant, opted to drive a hard bargain.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2022
Soner Cagaptay, the Turkish research program director at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that Ankara can drive a hard bargain but had limited options.
—Jessica Donati, WSJ, 11 June 2021
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“Drive a hard bargain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drive%20a%20hard%20bargain. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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