Today's Sentence
Video not in English?To drive a hard bargain. This means to negotiate effectively. For example, I can't believe they agreed to it. You sure do drive a hard bargain.
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Original Video:How to use English idioms in Business-like conversations?
Key Vocabulary
1. bargainsomething on sale at a lower price than its true value
bargain
[ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn](n.)something on sale at a lower price than its true value
Black Friday
(n.)Refers to the Friday after Thanksgiving in U.S when there is a huge sale.
2. negotiateto have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
negotiate
[nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt](v.)to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
persuade
[pɚˈsweɪd](v.)to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it
3. You sure docertainly
You sure do
[ʃʊr](adv.)certainly

CC6 years ago
August6 years ago
Thanks, Victoria. Have a good one, everybody.
Howard Lin6 years ago
Day 649
To drive a hard bargain. This means to negotiate effectively. For example, I can't believe they agreed to it. You sure do drive a hard bargain.
khsamsungs83206 years ago
i'm come from vietnam
who can help me learn english???
Phượng Lê6 years ago
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Tham Nguyen6 years ago
Have a nice day
levi2 years ago
Dao Nguyen5 years ago
No
Nguyễn Vân Anh6 years ago