meet (someone) halfway

to do some of what someone asks you to do.

He's put forward some good proposals for settling the strike, but the other side has not been willing to meet him halfway.

Usage notes: often said about an attempt to reach an agreement about something

Related vocabulary: split the difference

• set someone apart from someone
• set someone apart from something
• set someone back
• set someone off
• set someone on a collision course
• set someone's mind at rest
• set someone straight
• set someone up
• set someone up for life
• set something against someone
• set something against something
• set something apart from
• set something apart from someone
• set something back
• set something in motion
• set something right
• set something straight
• set straight
• set teeth on edge
• set the agenda
• set the alarm bells ringing
• set the ball rolling
• set the cat among the pigeons
• set the fur flying
• set the pace