After their convincing 3 nil Champions League win over FC Copenhagen, Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson believes his team has grown up. He said: "I think they have proved themselves. They have grown up...They don't want to have any more embarrassments and they played well into the bargain." ( BBC )
According to The Free Dictionary "into the bargain" is an idiom which means:
"...in addition to the other facts previously talked about. Caffeine is a brain-stimulant, does not have any beneficial effects on health and is mildly addictive into the bargain."
Sir Alex has used the term correctly. You can count on the great Scot to be correct and appropriate in most areas of behaviour and manners. In the case of this usage, Sir Alex uses the phrase "into the bargin" to demonstrate that his side have not only not embarrassed themselves but played well...
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