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Burn bridges
Wesley decided not to neither ignore or accept the friend request from his annoying aunt, because he did not want to burn the bridge
Tyler decided not to burn the bridge with his X-boss because he wanted a good recommendation letter
Madeline did not want to burn the bridge with her high school rival because she could be useful in the future
Definition: to act unpleasantly in a situation that you are leaving, ensuring that you'll never be welcome to return
Etymology: based on the military action of burning a bridge you have just crossed to prevent the enemy from crossing it after you
Lowballing
When Annabel is bargaining, she lowballs the seller before working her way up.
The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
Gary knew the real estate market was bad, so he lowballed the real estate agent to sell the house for cheaper than what it was worth
Definition: is a persuasion and selling technique in which an item or service is offered at a lower price than is actually intended to be charged, after which the price is raised to increase profits
Etymology: a game of poker in which the player with the lowest hand wins | a very low estimate or offer
Playing hardball
President played hardball with the neighboring country in order to force a railway line through the country
Mrs. Tyson played hardball with her kids, threatening to ground them if they didn't clean their rooms
Tanya played hardball with her boyfriend, by threatening to dump him if she didn't get a huge diamond ring
Definition: The use of any means, however ruthless, to attain an objective
Etymology: This term originated in baseball, where it alludes to using the standard ball as opposed to the slightly larger and minimally softer ball of softball. It was transferred to describe aggressive behavior only in the 1970s.
