Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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 — [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
