Meaning of strike a bargain | Babel Free

Definitions

To enter into a bargain; to agree upon the conditions of a sale or other transaction.

Equivalents

Examples

“And they gladly embraced the treaty, and struck a bargain with him [Judas Iscariot], that he should have thirty shekels to deliver him [Jesus] up without much noise,”

“My horse was soon produced, and in fine we struck a bargain. Nothing now remained but to pay me, and he accordingly pulled out a thirty pound note,”

“I think you had better strike a bargain: exchange me for Mrs. Pryor.”

“She hires a contractor named Retief, striking a bargain with him that for fifteen pounds he will convey not only the furniture but the three of them as well, in his cab.”

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