Hard Bargain is to sell stuff no less than you asked for, to refuse to give something if they offer you less money for what you are actually willing to get.
by Ivanovish April 11, 2010
Get the Hard Bargain mug.(n.) Devil's bargain, (alternatively) Devil's own bargain:
An extremely bad deal, with a terrible price to pay, which someone considers accepting because they can see no other way out of a truly horrible situation.
Let's hope their friends can think of some better idea!
An extremely bad deal, with a terrible price to pay, which someone considers accepting because they can see no other way out of a truly horrible situation.
Let's hope their friends can think of some better idea!
He knew she was offering a Devil's bargain, but he would do anything to get the medicine for his wife.
OR
"If you marry that man to put a roof over your children's head, you will be getting the Devil's own bargain, because he does not love them, and he never will."
OR
"If you marry that man to put a roof over your children's head, you will be getting the Devil's own bargain, because he does not love them, and he never will."
by liv4mntns September 14, 2009
Get the Devil's bargain mug.Related Words
He drives a hard bargain, but we finally made a deal.
A: I would like to offer you $100 for your soccer tickets.
B: No.
A: $125?
B: No way.
A: $150?
B: Nope.
A: You drive a hard bargain. $175?
B: I will only accept $180.
A: I would like to offer you $100 for your soccer tickets.
B: No.
A: $125?
B: No way.
A: $150?
B: Nope.
A: You drive a hard bargain. $175?
B: I will only accept $180.
by Saji Tall-b November 5, 2013
Get the drive a hard bargain mug.1) Snacks or otherwise salty goods that are purchased for a much lower price than they would ordinarily retail for.
2) Revenge that happened too quickly to be served cold, or taste sweet. It might have been done differently to how you wanted it, but it was still tasty and cost you much less time and effort than other methods. Salty bargain!!
2) Revenge that happened too quickly to be served cold, or taste sweet. It might have been done differently to how you wanted it, but it was still tasty and cost you much less time and effort than other methods. Salty bargain!!
1) Look at this half price gammon. Salty bargain!!
2) I was going to torture her for years with the idea that Imight tell her husband and eventually make her cave in and tell him herself. But then I just emailed him. Salty bargain.
2) I was going to torture her for years with the idea that Imight tell her husband and eventually make her cave in and tell him herself. But then I just emailed him. Salty bargain.
by MagickDio September 22, 2011
Get the Salty Bargain mug.1.) A pact with Satan in which the initiators soul is exchanged for some worldly desire.
2.) The willingness to sacrifice anything in order to quench a limitless desire for knowledge or power.
2.) The willingness to sacrifice anything in order to quench a limitless desire for knowledge or power.
For both 1 & 2: John McCain has undermined his past values and reputation as a conscientious independent voice by making a faustian bargain in order to secure the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential election.
by Alexander Vasarab July 30, 2008
Get the faustian bargain mug.A sweet deal on a house or apartment, presumably in the general area of NYC or Palm Beach, which is a direct result of its owner having sustained a significant loss in the Bernie Madoff fraud.
Julianna: We just bought Julia's Palm Beach home last week for a fraction of what it's really worth, what a Bernie Madoff Bargain.
The poor woman was fleeced by Bernie and she needed to raise cash fast.
The poor woman was fleeced by Bernie and she needed to raise cash fast.
by WeirdBlitzBoy April 15, 2009
Get the Bernie Madoff Bargain mug.A bargain in which a person gives his or her life and soul, either literally or metaphorically, in exchange for the life and soul of a loved one.
Refers to the Winchester family, of the television series Supernatural, who literally and repeatedly offer their lives and souls to demons for one another
Refers to the Winchester family, of the television series Supernatural, who literally and repeatedly offer their lives and souls to demons for one another
Will you please let me have your Ipod? It's not like your making a Winchester bargain or anything!
Many Supernatural fans would consider making Winchester bargains for their families, but luckily they may never have to face such difficult decisions.
Many Supernatural fans would consider making Winchester bargains for their families, but luckily they may never have to face such difficult decisions.
by angeswan February 22, 2010
Get the Winchester bargain mug.