drive a hard bargain
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Meaning · English
Negotiate firmly to get the best possible deal
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
đàm phán mạnh mẽ để có được thỏa thuận tốt nhất
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: operate a vehicle aggressively
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
She drove a hard bargain and got a discount on the house
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “drive a hard bargain” mean?
Negotiate firmly to get the best possible deal Literally: operate a vehicle aggressively
Is “drive a hard bargain” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.