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drive a hard bargain

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To negotiate forcefully.

idiomatic

Equivalents

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Examples

“Both the G.W.R. and the L.S.W.R. had to pay⟳ dearly for the privilege of entering the Royal Borough, for the Prince Consort drove a hard bargain with each.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

drive a nail in someone's coffin drive a nail where it will go drive a stake through its heart drive a truck through something drive a wedge drive at

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