Q.2) Elizabeth’s that sharp that she’ll see I’m after it, and she’ll drive a hard bargain over it. Eh, what it is to have a low money grubbing spirit ! i) Over what will Elizabeth drive a hard bargain ? ii) What does the phrase ‘drive a hard bargain’ ? iii) What is ironical in the statement, ‘eh, what it is to have a low money grubbing spirit’ ? (The Dear Departed)
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i) Over what will Elizabeth drive a hard bargain ?
Answer: She will drive a hard bargain over the division of grandfather’s belongings.
ii) What does the phrase ‘drive a hard bargain’ ?
Answer: ‘Drive a hard bargain’ means to argue aggressively to force someone to agree on the best price or bargain. Here the phrase means that Mrs. Jordan will be adamant to grab the best things belonging to the grandfather.
iii) What is ironical in the statement, ‘eh, what it is to have a low money grubbing spirit’ ?
Answer: The ironical thing in the statement is this that Mrs. Slater is calling Mrs. Jordan having money grubbing spirit; but the truth is she herself is more money grubbing than her sister.
1Elizabeth drive a hard bargaining on the grandfather's thing.
2. Drive a hard bargain means to force someone to do something.
3.the whole sentence is ironical because both the sisters are greedy of their fathers property and pointing out one to be greedy.
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