drive a hard bargain

基本解释

Mike got a good deal on his car because he drove a hard bargain.
麦克因为拼命讨价还价，而以很便宜的价钱买到了他的车。
Jones agreed to finance the business, but he drove a hard bargain.
琼斯答应给这家商行提供资金，但条件苛刻。
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The trouble started in Germany after the election last year, when the strongly anti-nuclear Free Democrats (FDP) drove a hard bargain before entering the coalition government led by Mrs Merkel.
麻烦开始于去年德国大选之后。在有着强烈反核立场的自由民主党人（Free Democrat Party，FDP）人被邀请加入联合政府时，他们与默克尔之间进行了激烈的谈判。

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