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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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beat down vs bargain down
Which is idiomatic?
He bargained the price down to half what she was selling it for. He beat her down to half what she was selling it for.
He bargained the price down to half what she was selling it for. He beat her down to half what she was selling it for.
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Anonymous Which is idiomatic? He bargained the price down to half what she was selling it for. not very good He bargained her down to half (of) what she usually sells it for.
- Anonymous Which is idiomatic?
- He bargained the price down to half what she was selling it for.
- not very good He bargained her down to half (of) what she usually sells it for.
- He bargained her down to half (of) what she was asking for it.
- He beat her down to half what she was selling it for.
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Anonymous Which is idiomatic?
He bargained the price down to half what she was selling it for. not very good
He bargained her down to half (of) what she usually sells it for.
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'Beat down' is fine, if casual, Anon:
beat down,
a. to bring into subjection; subdue.
b. Informal . to persuade (a seller) to lower the price of something: His first price was too high, so we tried to beat him down.
beat down,
a. to bring into subjection; subdue.
b. Informal . to persuade (a seller) to lower the price of something: His first price was too high, so we tried to beat him down.
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