Question

Drive a Hard Bargain to insist on hard terms in making an agreement that is often to your advantage; to buy or sell at a good price

Accepted Answer

I had to trade him three of my best comic books for just one baseball card. He sure drives a hard bargain. This idiom goes back to Greek writings of a.d. 950. It made its way into English about 500 years later. To "drive" means to vigorously carry through some task; "hard" means tough.

Idiom	Drive a Hard Bargain
Example	I had to trade him three of my best comic books for just one baseball card. He sure drives a hard bargain.
Meaning	to insist on hard terms in making an agreement that is often to your advantage; to buy or sell at a good price
Origin	This idiom goes back to Greek writings of a.d. 950. It made its way into English about 500 years later. To "drive" means to vigorously carry through some task; "hard" means tough.

Hard Bargain Means Drive I Trade Comic Books