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bargain away vb
(tr, adverb) to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc.) in return for something valueless or of little value How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you can never get in return what you bargain away,'' Jackson said. First, I suspect local school boards will feel pressure to bargain away some of the measure's powers. What young men emphasized again and again was that while you were supported and could enjoy the pleasures of not working, you potentially bargain away your manhood in the process: you bring your girlfriend to nightclubs, you fetch her when she called you, you wash her underwear that has been soiled with the sexual fluids of other men, you massage her tired feet after dancing at nightclubs, and you wear clothes that she had bought and that she could publicly strip you of at any time. |
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