| 词汇 | more than bargained for |
| 释义 | Idiom more than bargained formore than (someone/something) bargained for something in addition to what was expected.The pain caused by the operation was much more than I bargained for. Usage notes: often used with get: Sarah was looking for a challenge, but she may have gotten more than she bargained for in this job. more than (one) bargained forMore than one expected to encounter, experience, deal with, etc. The specific thing can be stated between "more" and "than." I'm so overwhelmed right now—I definitely got more than I'd bargained for when I decided to buy a fixer-upper. This project is more work than I'd bargained for. more than one bargained formore than one thought one would get. (Usually in reference to trouble or difficulty.) When Betsy brought home the sweet little puppy for a companion, she got more than she bargained for. That animal has cost her hundreds of dollars in bills. I got more than I bargained for when I took this job. more than one bargained forAn unexpected outcome, especially an unfavorable one, as in Serving on the board this year has involved more work than I bargained for. This expression alludes to a higher than anticipated cost for a transaction. [Mid-1800s] more than one bargained for n. [getting] more than one expected. This is certainly more than I bargained for! more than one bargained forMore than one expected from a particular situation, deal, or arrangement. The transfer of a higher than anticipated cost in a transaction to more than one expected in any situation took place in the nineteenth century. In print it appeared in Frederick Marryat’s Olla Podrida (1840): “More wind than we bargained for.” |
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