bargain for

1. To count on; to take into consideration.

   I thought my suggestions would be appreciated, but the backlash is more than I had bargained for.

   Never did I bargain for so tearing a feeling inside me.

1. Tom didn't get what he bargained for.

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2. Tom got more than he bargained for.

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3. I got more than I bargained for.

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4. His opposition was more violent than he had bargained for.

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5. More people came to the party than I had bargained for.

   ruНа вечеринку пришло больше народа, чем я рассчитывал. — Hellerick

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irregular

• bargain onTo expect (something).
• bargain awayTo dispose of in a bargain, usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage.
• bargain forTo count on; to take into consideration.