give away the storeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

give away the store (三人称単数 現在形 gives away the store, 現在分詞 giving away the store, 過去形 gave away the store, 過去分詞 given away the store)

1. (idiomatic) To transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.
   • 1987, Thomas Griffith, "Newswatch," Time, 14 Dec.:

     But he left the impression he wanted, of a man prepared to be conciliatory who would never give away the store.

   • 2006, Richard Wolf, "Congress poised to pass $70B in temporary tax cuts," USA Today, 11 May (retrieved 21 June 2009):

     "Bush's tax plan offers next to nothing to average Americans, while giving away the store to multimillionaires," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

   • 2021 June 30, Farhad Manjoo, “Democrats Have a Year to Save the Planet”, in The New York Times‎^[1], ISSN 0362-4331:

     Then Biden gave away the store. Republicans in the Senate had balked at the climate plan, especially its effort to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for many of its investments.