hard bargainn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːd ˈbɑːɡ(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˌhɑrd ˈbɑrɡ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., bargain n.¹

Etymology: < hard adj. + bargain n.¹

1. A transaction which is unfavourable or disadvantageous, esp. financially, to the party agreeing to it. Later also: a difficult circumstance, situation, etc., esp. one which results from a compromise or exchange.In quot. 1807: a person who is difficult or unpleasant to deal with; cf. sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person

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1612 Earl of Dorset Let. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 210 He will have but a hard bargain of it.

1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iv. §.5 191 We think it a hard bargain to get heaven, if we be forced to part with one lust, or live soberly twenty years.

1735 J. Miller Man of Taste iv. i. 54 Whatever the World thinks, I should look on it as no hard Bargain to exchange you for him.

1767 J. T. Atkyns Rep. Cases Chancery 2 (Table of Principal Matters) If a person will enter into a hard bargain with his eyes open, a Court of equity will not relieve him upon this footing only.

1807 European Mag. & London Rev. Mar. 203/2 The conversation of Fallacio is neither profitable nor pleasureable; he is a hard bargain to any who have to do with him.

a1854 H. Gunning Reminisc. Cambr. (1855) II. vi. 165 He refused an offered sum to relinquish his post, but he afterwards accepted an annuity very nearly equivalent to the income. This seemed a hard bargain.

1883 Little Gleaner Aug. 171/1 The drunkard demands strong drink, and gives up his all—a hard bargain that—..all for a glass of ale.

1937 Motor Boating Jan. 33 The wells that supplied the village were almost a mile away at another settlement and it was a hard bargain carrying water that distance.

2013 M. Goodman Eighty Days i. 5 She was hoping to leave behind the death and divorce with which she had come to be associated in Apollo, but Pittsburgh must at times have seemed a hard bargain.

2. to drive (also strike, etc.) a hard bargain: to be uncompromising in making a deal or deals. Cf. hard adj. 22a.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain [verb (intransitive)] > drive a hard bargain

driveOE

to drive a hard bargaina1628

horse-trade1924

the mind > language > speech > agreement > make an agreement [verb (intransitive)] > negotiate

driveOE

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to drive a hard bargaina1628

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to dodge it1652

to beat a (the) bargain1664

a1628 J. Preston Elegant Descr. Spirituall Life & Death (1632) 70 Christ doth make an hard bargaine with none.

1727 G. Stanhope 12 Serm. Several Occasions i. 14 So careful to stick to the very Letter of the Command, as if they were driving a hard Bargain with Almighty God.

1761 Library Apr. 45 Those..who think justly, will not believe that a capacity of driving a hard bargain, and over-reaching our neighbours, is to be esteemed a part of real wisdom.

1836 C. Dickens Let. 17 Aug. (1965) I. 165 I should be very sorry to appear anxious to drive a hard bargain.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 78 The senate..managed to drive a hard bargain with the Syracusan king.

1922 Outing July 182/2 The old man drove a hard bargain. and when the cow was at last mine, I had parted with the last greenback.

1987 S. P. Ville Eng. Shipowning during Industr. Revol. iii. 52 His ability to strike a hard bargain is illustrated by the sale of Europa.

2012 Atlantic Nov. 37/1 The Big Seven use their oligopolistic power to drive a hard bargain.

3. Originally and chiefly British Navy slang. A person who is not considered to be worth the wages he or she is paid; a useless or lazy person, a shirker; esp. an incompetent member of the Royal Navy. In naval use more fully King's (or Queen's) hard bargain. Now chiefly in historical contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun]

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1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome iv. 205 He was, in short, to sum up all, What men a King's-hard-bargain call!

1833 W. F. Owen Service Afloat I. 54 Of those left to brave the storm on the present occasion, some had protections, one or two indentures, some were ‘hard bargains’, which the present formed a convenient opportunity of getting rid of.

1893 J. A. Barry Steve Brown's Bunyip 48 Let a couple of the hard-bargains sling their hammocks in the after-hold.

1901 G. Goodenough Handy Man Afloat & Ashore 162 One who, whether drunk or sober, is of no earthly use at his job is known as a Q.H.B., or Queen's hard bargain.

1941 Toronto Telegram 1 Nov. 18/3 Some of the gangs they got were hard bargains indeed.

1953 Manch. Guardian 10 July 2/3 There has always been a large number of National Service men of low intelligence qualifications... They are the Queen's hard bargains.

1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) i. 10 At least a third had been pressed into the Navy; there were several recent draughts; and there were some King's hard bargains.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hard bargain
释义	hard bargainn. Brit. /ˌhɑːd ˈbɑːɡ(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˌhɑrd ˈbɑrɡ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., bargain n.¹ Etymology: < hard adj. + bargain n.¹ 1. A transaction which is unfavourable or disadvantageous, esp. financially, to the party agreeing to it. Later also: a difficult circumstance, situation, etc., esp. one which results from a compromise or exchange.In quot. 1807: a person who is difficult or unpleasant to deal with; cf. sense 3. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness > good-for-nothing person brethelingc1275 filec1300 dogc1330 ribald1340 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 triflera1382 brothelc1390 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 vagrant1444 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 carrion1547 slim1548 unsel155. pelf1551 shifterc1562 rag1566 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 nothing-worth1580 baggage1594 roly-poly1602 bash-rag1603 arrant1605 ragabash?1609 flabergullion1611 hilding1611 hard bargain1612 slubberdegullion1612 vauneant1621 knick-knacker1622 idle-pack1624 slabberdegullion1653 thimble-maker1654 whiffler1659 never-do-well1664 good-for-nought1671 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shabaroon1699 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 hallion1789 scamp1808 waffie1808 ne'er-do-good1814 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 good-for-nothing1847 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 toe-rag1875 rodney1877 toe-ragger1896 low-lifer1902 punk1904 lowlife1909 ringtail1916 git1939 no-hoper1944 schlub1950 piss artist1962 dead leg1964 1612 Earl of Dorset Let. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 210 He will have but a hard bargain of it. 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iv. §.5 191 We think it a hard bargain to get heaven, if we be forced to part with one lust, or live soberly twenty years. 1735 J. Miller Man of Taste iv. i. 54 Whatever the World thinks, I should look on it as no hard Bargain to exchange you for him. 1767 J. T. Atkyns Rep. Cases Chancery 2 (Table of Principal Matters) If a person will enter into a hard bargain with his eyes open, a Court of equity will not relieve him upon this footing only. 1807 European Mag. & London Rev. Mar. 203/2 The conversation of Fallacio is neither profitable nor pleasureable; he is a hard bargain to any who have to do with him. a1854 H. Gunning Reminisc. Cambr. (1855) II. vi. 165 He refused an offered sum to relinquish his post, but he afterwards accepted an annuity very nearly equivalent to the income. This seemed a hard bargain. 1883 Little Gleaner Aug. 171/1 The drunkard demands strong drink, and gives up his all—a hard bargain that—..all for a glass of ale. 1937 Motor Boating Jan. 33 The wells that supplied the village were almost a mile away at another settlement and it was a hard bargain carrying water that distance. 2013 M. Goodman Eighty Days i. 5 She was hoping to leave behind the death and divorce with which she had come to be associated in Apollo, but Pittsburgh must at times have seemed a hard bargain. 2. to drive (also strike, etc.) a hard bargain: to be uncompromising in making a deal or deals. Cf. hard adj. 22a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > bargaining > bargain [verb (intransitive)] > drive a hard bargain driveOE to drive a hard bargaina1628 horse-trade1924 the mind > language > speech > agreement > make an agreement [verb (intransitive)] > negotiate driveOE treat1297 chaffer1377 broke1496 hucka1529 capitulate1537 hack1587 haggle1589 huckster1593 negotiate1598 to stand out1606 palter1611 to drive a hard bargaina1628 priga1628 scotch1627 prig1632 higgle1633 to dodge it1652 to beat a (the) bargain1664 a1628 J. Preston Elegant Descr. Spirituall Life & Death (1632) 70 Christ doth make an hard bargaine with none. 1727 G. Stanhope 12 Serm. Several Occasions i. 14 So careful to stick to the very Letter of the Command, as if they were driving a hard Bargain with Almighty God. 1761 Library Apr. 45 Those..who think justly, will not believe that a capacity of driving a hard bargain, and over-reaching our neighbours, is to be esteemed a part of real wisdom. 1836 C. Dickens Let. 17 Aug. (1965) I. 165 I should be very sorry to appear anxious to drive a hard bargain. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 78 The senate..managed to drive a hard bargain with the Syracusan king. 1922 Outing July 182/2 The old man drove a hard bargain. and when the cow was at last mine, I had parted with the last greenback. 1987 S. P. Ville Eng. Shipowning during Industr. Revol. iii. 52 His ability to strike a hard bargain is illustrated by the sale of Europa. 2012 Atlantic Nov. 37/1 The Big Seven use their oligopolistic power to drive a hard bargain. 3. Originally and chiefly British Navy slang. A person who is not considered to be worth the wages he or she is paid; a useless or lazy person, a shirker; esp. an incompetent member of the Royal Navy. In naval use more fully King's (or Queen's) hard bargain. Now chiefly in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > worthless person > [noun] ribalda1250 brethelingc1275 filec1300 waynouna1350 waster1352 lorel1362 losel1362 land-leaper1377 javelc1400 leftc1400 lorerc1400 shackerellc1420 brethel1440 never-thrift1440 ne'er-thrifta1450 never-thrivinga1450 nebulona1475 breelc1485 naughty pack?1534 brathel1542 unsel155. pelf1551 wandrel?1567 land-loper1570 scald1575 baggage1594 arrant1605 good-for-nothing1611 hilding1611 vauneant1621 idle-pack1624 thimble-maker1654 never-do-well1664 ne'er-be-good1675 shack1682 vagabond1686 shag-bag1699 houndsfoot1710 blackguard1732 ne'er-do-well1737 trumpery1738 rap1742 good-for-naught1773 rip1781 mauvais sujet1793 scamp1808 waffie1808 loose fish1809 ne'er-do-good1814 hard bargain1818 vaurien1829 sculpin1834 shicer1846 wastrel1847 scallywag1848 shack-bag1855 beat1865 rodney1877 git1939 no-hoper1944 piss artist1962 1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome iv. 205 He was, in short, to sum up all, What men a King's-hard-bargain call! 1833 W. F. Owen Service Afloat I. 54 Of those left to brave the storm on the present occasion, some had protections, one or two indentures, some were ‘hard bargains’, which the present formed a convenient opportunity of getting rid of. 1893 J. A. Barry Steve Brown's Bunyip 48 Let a couple of the hard-bargains sling their hammocks in the after-hold. 1901 G. Goodenough Handy Man Afloat & Ashore 162 One who, whether drunk or sober, is of no earthly use at his job is known as a Q.H.B., or Queen's hard bargain. 1941 Toronto Telegram 1 Nov. 18/3 Some of the gangs they got were hard bargains indeed. 1953 Manch. Guardian 10 July 2/3 There has always been a large number of National Service men of low intelligence qualifications... They are the Queen's hard bargains. 1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) i. 10 At least a third had been pressed into the Navy; there were several recent draughts; and there were some King's hard bargains. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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