meet sb halfway

meet sb halfway
meet (sb) halfway
to reach an agreement with another person or group by offering them some of the things they want: »

The bank offered to meet them halfway by splitting the difference.

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He wants us to work to meet the stakeholders halfway to try to accommodate everyone's wishes.

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Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • meet\ one\ halfway — • go halfway (to meet one) • meet one halfway v. phr. To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between our… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • meet someone halfway — See halfway I was willing to meet him halfway Syn: compromise, come to terms, reach an agreement, make a deal, make concessions, find the middle ground, strike a balance; give and take …   Thesaurus of popular words

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