Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

more than one bargained for

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: more than one bar-gained -for
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unexpected and (usually) unwanted result of a decision or action.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This was more than he had bargained for, and he squeaked shrilly with the pain."
"The sound of guns grew louder. . . . [W]hat if the Germans were to break through and sweep over all calculations? This was a little more than Jimmie Higgins had bargained for when he entered the recruiting-office in Leesville, U.S.A.!"
"[T]hey found much and more than they had bargained for. Nestled amid the weeds and debris near the bottom of the slope was a human skull."
"A bull elephant gave tourists in Thailand more than they bargained for on Sunday when it sat on and rubbed itself along their cars."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does more than one bargained for mean?: An unexpected and (usually) unwanted result of a decision or action.

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