to make a beneficial business arrangement with someone - I thought we weren’t going to be able to afford the new version, but I was able to cut a deal and get it at half price., make a concession - something that you agree to give someone or allow them to do so you can reach an agreement - Both sides will have to give ground if they want to reach a deal, to make an offer more attractive by adding something of value - She didn’t accept the first contract, so the company decided to sweeten the deal with an attractive pension plan, a topic on which it is not possible to reach an agreement - The choice of supplier was a sticking point in the negotiation., to decide on an agreement, contract etc after a lot of discussion and disagreement - The two companies hammered out an agreement after weeks of tough negotiations, to be finished or achieved with very little time left - The negotiations went down to the wire last night., to succeed in making an agreement certain, esp. after a long period of discussion - It took a lot longer than we expected, but we finally clinched the deal., to finalise all issues or pieces of business that are not critical but have not been completed yet. - We still need to tie up a few loose ends in the contract, but we should be ready to sign tomorrow.,

Negotiation Idioms

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