{"id":9725,"date":"2022-10-07T17:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/?p=9725"},"modified":"2022-10-07T17:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:56:04","slug":"make-me-an-offer-i-cant-refuse-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english-grammar-lessons.com\/make-me-an-offer-i-cant-refuse-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Me An Offer I Can't Refuse \u2013 Meaning, Origin and Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are involved in any kind of intense negotiation and you have to find the appropriate phrase to seal the deal, then saying 'make me an offer I can't refuse' <\/strong>is a common way to steer the conversation there. The expression is a way to ask for a negotiation counterpoint. This post unpacks the meaning and orgin of this saying.<\/p>\n

Meaning<\/h2>\n

The phrase 'make me an offer I can't refuse' is a common saying with its roots in popular culture.<\/u> The phrase is usually said to someone who is involved as the other party in a negotiation<\/u>, and it is said for someone to ask for a counterpoint from the other person.<\/u><\/p>\n

If someone says 'make me an offer I can't refuse' <\/strong>then they are asking the other person for an offer that would be good enough to agree upon as the final one. <\/u><\/p>\n

The phrase has become a very common popular culture reference, and it has been used in everything from advertising to parody shows like Family Guy.<\/u><\/p>\n

When someone is given an 'offer they can't refuse' <\/strong>then the phrase implies that what is being offered would be too good for anyone to pass up.<\/u><\/p>\n

The phrase can be used in serious negotiation<\/u> but it can also be applied in general conversation, where the meaning of the phrase can be used as a joke.<\/u><\/p>\n

If the phrase is used in a joking way, then it is usually obvious from the context of the rest of the sentence that the speaker is joking.<\/p>\n

The phrase can be used as a question \u2013 asking for an offer that someone can't refuse \u2013 or as a statement, saying that something is an 'offer they can't refuse' <\/strong>instead.]<\/p>\n

While gramatically sound, the phrase is almost never used in the plural form.<\/p>\n

Example Usage<\/h2>\n

\u201cHe said that he was going to take us on a tour to see the Cheeseburger Museum, and it was an offer that I can't refuse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMake me an offer I can't refuse on this car gadget that will light three of your cigarettes at a time. It was a big thing in the seventies next to the invention of the car phone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want to buy my car from me, then you're going to have to make me an offer I can't refuse or I'll sell it to someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an offer we couldn't refuse, so we chose a trip to the Cheeseburger Museum and we actually had a great time there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Origin<\/h2>\n

The origin of the phrase 'make me an offer I can't refuse' <\/strong>can be traced back to its use in THE GODFATHER series of novels by writer Mario Puzo.<\/p>\n

After its use in the book, published in 1969, use of the phrase 'offer I can't refuse' became much more popular. Use of the phrase would again become more popular when it was again included in the movie, which is one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.<\/p>\n

The phrase has been included on many lists of \u201cbest all-time movie quotes\u201d, and often appears in the top five as an expression that has made it into modern pop culture.<\/p>\n

Phrases Similar to Make Me an Offer I Can't Refuse<\/h2>\n
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  • I'll have what she's having<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Phrases Opposite to Make Me an Offer I Can't Refuse<\/h2>\n
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    • N\/a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      What is the Correct Saying?<\/h2>\n
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      • Make [me\/them\/us] an offer [we\/I\/they] can't refuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Ways People May Say Make Me an Offer I Can't Refuse Incorrectly<\/h2>\n

        There are several ways in which someone can use the phrase 'make me an offer I can't refuse' in the wrong way, or misunderstand the meaning of the expression.<\/p>\n

        The phrase can be used as serious or joking, though the context is usually apparent from the rest of what is being said.<\/p>\n

        Acceptable Ways to Phrase Make Me an Offer I Can't Refuse<\/h2>\n

        The correct way to use the phrase 'make me an offer I can't refuse' is to use it as a statement, or as a question that asks a negotiation-counterpoint from the other party in the conversation.<\/p>\n

        The phrase can be used as serious or joking, but the context is apparent from what has been said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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