meet someone halfway

meet someone halfway
COMPROMISE, come to terms, reach an agreement, make a deal, make concessions, find the middle ground, strike a balance; give and take.

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meet someone halfway phrase
to agree to do something that someone wants, if they do something that you want

The deal depends heavily on you agreeing to meet them halfway.

Thesaurus: to decide or agree to do somethingsynonym
Main entry: halfway

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I
compromise; concede some points in order to gain others

I'm willing to compromise and meet him halfway

II
make a compromise with someone

I am prepared to meet him halfway by paying an additional $25,000

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meet (someone) halfway — see ↑meet, 1
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Main Entry: ↑halfway
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meet (someone) halfway
: to reach an agreement with (someone) by giving up something that you want : to compromise with (someone)

We can't comply with all your requests, but we can meet you halfway.

Can we at least meet halfway on this?

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Main Entry: ↑meet

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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