to strike a deal
20
3.4
- phrasal verb
:
llegar a un acuerdo
- After lengthy discussions, both parties managed to strike a deal that satisfied everyone involved.
Imagine if we as an industry managed to strike a deal with NSA, huh?
- Imagine if we as an industry managed to strike a deal with NSA, huh?
- And finally, Open AI and Axel Springer struck a deal to make news accessible through ChatGPT.
- Then once we strike a deal, we get one and two done with.
Examples
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We strike a deal.
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The shopkeeper always seeks to strike a deal through negotiation.
Academic text (2000) -
Then once we strike a deal, we get one and two done with.
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A third course is to strike a deal.
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I may say finance, go strike a deal, let's buy this company quickly.
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So I struck a deal.
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Of course, it is one thing to strike a deal and another to get one's fee.
Blog text (18) -
So you strike a deal with retailer one and two.
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Still, there would be time for Congress to strike a deal before the economy started contracting.
Blog text (23) -
Last summer, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that India and the United States had struck a deal for a far-reaching "strategic partnership."
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
596
3.3
To end an argument by agreement or decision
215
3.7
To settle a disagreement by each side giving up something
94
3.5
Make an agreement after talking, often in business or politics
38
5.1
To finally get something after a long effort
35
3.0
Decide together after talking about the terms
23
4.2
To talk about something in detail until people reach an agreement
22
4.1
To reach an agreement with someone to end a dispute
22
4.0
Make an agreement official by accepting its final terms
2
3.5
Each person gives up some of what they want to reach an agreement
1
3.4
Successfully get a business agreement or contract
To discuss the details of an agreement until both sides agree
Talk about things fully to reach an agreement when people disagree
Antonyms
50
3.2
To stop something suddenly before it is finished, for example a talk or relationship
How Final
- Informal
22
4.0
20
3.4
- Formal
801
3.7
∞
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to reach an agreement' is directly derivable from the constituent meanings: 'strike' (here meaning to achieve or conclude) combined with 'deal' (a negotiated agreement). This verb + noun collocation follows a straightforward compositional pattern and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent senses should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase strike a deal may come from the old act of 'striking hands', when two people touched or shook hands to show they agreed. So imagining someone striking with their hand to seal a deal helps explain why it means 'to reach an agreement'.