Pick the correct meaning of the expression Drive a hard bargain.
Note
Drive a hard bargain means negotiate strongly to get a good deal. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.
- Classroom example: Drive a hard bargain can refer to a situation involving negotiate strongly to get a good deal.
- Story example: A writer may use Drive a hard bargain when describing a situation involving negotiate strongly to get a good deal.
- Exam example: When a sentence contains Drive a hard bargain, choose the meaning “negotiate strongly to get a good deal.”
