offer one can't refuse

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An offer from one side in a transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept. idiomatic
    — But in 2001 the government of Singapore made him an offer he couldn't refuse: the directorship of the brand new Genome Institute along with a $25 million starting budget.
  2. A threatening offer by one party for which the results of failing to accept are so unattractive that the other party is almost compelled to accept. idiomatic
    — The Mafia godfather Rocco . . . makes Jack an offer he can't refuse: marry Carol or else.

词形变化

offers one can't refuse plural

词源

Unknown. A famous example is found in the film The Godfather (1972).
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