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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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The worst of the bargain

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You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person.

  

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anonymous worst of the bargain In the given context, this means 'the worst part of the exchange of ideas'. You have good ideas; you give them to someone else. They profit by it.

  • anonymous worst of the bargain In the given context, this means 'the worst part of the exchange of ideas'.
  • You have good ideas; you give them to someone else.
  • They profit by it.
  • They have bad ideas; they give them to you.
  • You do not profit by it.
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anonymousworst of the bargain

In the given context, this means 'the worst part of the exchange of ideas'.

You have good ideas; you give them to someone else. They profit by it.
They have bad ideas; they give them to you. You do not profit by it.

Of the two of you, you have got the worst of the bargain.

CJ

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