bargain+for

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• bargain\ for — • bargain on • bargain for v To be ready for; expect. When John started a fight with the smaller boy he got more than he bargained for. The final cost of building the house was much more than they had bargained on. Compare: count on …   Словарь американских идиом

• bargain for — I verb agree to, anticipate, assume, bank on, buy, calculate on, come to terms, contemplate, contract for, count upon, covenant, expect, figure on, foresee, incur, look for, plan on, prepare for, reckon on, specify, stipulate, surmise, think… …   Law dictionary

• bargain for — [v] expect aim for, anticipate, contemplate, count on, foresee, imagine, look for, plan on, reckon on; concept 26 …   New thesaurus

• bargain for/on — EXPECT, anticipate, be prepared for, allow for, plan for, reckon with, take into account/consideration, contemplate, imagine, envisage, foresee, predict; count on, rely on, depend on, bank on, plan on, reckon on; N. Amer. informal figure on. →… …   Useful english dictionary

• bargain for — phrasal : to expect or plan for : count on in advance find mountain climbing harder than one bargained for often used in negative construction they had not bargained for anything on so large a scale Jean Stafford * * * bargain for To count on,… …   Useful english dictionary

• bargain for something — ˈbargain for/on sth derived (usually in negative sentences) to expect sth to happen and be prepared for it • We hadn t bargained for this sudden change in the weather. • When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for… …   Useful english dictionary

• bargain for — bargain on a whole new roof is more than we bargained for Syn: expect, anticipate, be prepared for, allow for, plan for, reckon with, take into account, take into consideration, contemplate, imagine, envisage, foresee, predict; count on, rely on …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bargain for sth — UK US bargain for/on sth Phrasal Verb with bargain({{}}/ˈbɑːgɪn/ verb [I] ► to expect or be prepared for something: »We hadn t bargained on such a high rate of interest. »The strength of the opposition was rather more than she had bargained for.… …   Financial and business terms

• bargain for/on sth — UK US bargain for/on sth Phrasal Verb with bargain({{}}/ˈbɑːgɪn/ verb [I] ► to expect or be prepared for something: »We hadn t bargained on such a high rate of interest. »The strength of the opposition was rather more than she had bargained for.… …   Financial and business terms

• bargain for — Synonyms and related words: agree, agree to, bank on, bargain, be a bargain, be a deal, be a go, be on, calculate on, come to terms, compact, contract, count on, covenant, do a deal, engage, figure on, make a bargain, make a deal, make a dicker,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bargain for — or[bargain on] {v.} To be ready for; expect. * /When John started a fight with the smaller boy he got more than he bargained for./ * /The final cost of building the house was much more than they had bargained on./ Compare: COUNT ON …   Dictionary of American idioms