to meet halfway

Examples

• All

• Even if GSP moves up, Silva has to go down a weight to meet halfway.

  Blog text (31)

• If the neighbors can't agree on the fence's location, they should meet halfway to decide together.

• I was thinking we could meet halfway.

  A Matter of Faith (2014)

• We both lived far away from one another, so I had to take the train for an hour just to meet halfway with her.

  Blog text (23)

• Because I am a moderate who believes in meeting halfway.

  Blog text (8)

• Because I believe we are all Americans, and because I am a moderate who believes in meeting halfway.

  Blog text (8)

• We'll meet halfway.

  The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

• We're laying in bed at 11 PM and told him to call BM and tell her to start driving so they could meet halfway (total distance is almost 1 hour).

  Blog text (10)

• YOU WANT TO MEET HALFWAY AND SEE THE SUN RISE?

  Elizabethtown (2005)

• The two companies were able to meet halfway after long negotiations about the merger.

Synonyms

C

to compromise

vsto meet halfway

215 3.7

To settle a disagreement by each side giving up something

involves mutual giving up of parts of original demands

S

to settle

vsto meet halfway

166 3.6

To accept less than you wanted

requires mutual concessions from both sides rather than single party acceptance

C

to cut a deal

vsto meet halfway

• Informal

94 3.5

Make an agreement after talking, often in business or politics

involves both sides conceding parts to achieve the negotiated outcome

R

to reach an agreement

vsto meet halfway

35 3.0

Decide together after talking about the terms

stresses mutual concessions by each party to form that decision

S

to strike a deal

vsto meet halfway

20 3.4

To agree with someone after talking about the details

focuses on mutual giving up to reach that negotiated agreement

S

to split the difference

vsto meet halfway

• Informal

9 4.1

Agree on a middle amount between two offers

means both sides each give up part to reach agreement

G

to give and take

vsto meet halfway

6 3.6

To accept some demands while giving up some of your own

focuses on each party giving up part of what they want

G

to give ground

vsto meet halfway

3 4.9

To accept less than you want in a discussion to reach an agreement

involves both parties giving up parts rather than one side only

S

to split the baby

vsto meet halfway

• Informal

1 8.1

To give each side part of what they want so both feel happy

is about both sides making concessions to arrive at a shared solution

T

to thrash out a compromise

vsto meet halfway

5.7

Talk about things fully to reach an agreement when people disagree

describes the final mutual concessions rather than the long discussion process

Antonyms

S

to stand firm

22 3.7

Keep your decision or opinion when others try to make you change

How Compromising

to give in

220 3.0

to meet halfway

2 3.5

to hold firm

9 4.5

Surface Forms

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