meet (one) halfway
meet (one) halfway
To compromise with someone, often in an argument or disagreement. I'll agree to some of your requests if you'll meet me halfway and allow me to implement some of my ideas. Hey, buddy, please meet your mother and I halfway and at least try to clean your room once a month, OK? Can we meet halfway on this? I'm willing to compromise.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
meet someone halfway
Fig. to compromise with someone. No, I won't give in, but I'll meet you halfway. They settled the argument by agreeing to meet each other halfway.
See also: halfway, meet
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
meet someone halfway
COMMON If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of their opinions or wishes, so that you can come to an agreement with them or have a better relationship with them. Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway on measures to stimulate the economy. Young people need to develop skills at forming relationships with adults by meeting them half-way.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
meet someone halfway
make a compromise with someone.See also: halfway, meet, someone
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
meet somebody halfˈway
reach an agreement with somebody by giving them part of what they want: I can’t agree to all your suggestions, but I am prepared to meet you halfway.See also: halfway, meet, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- meet halfway
- meet somebody halfway
- meet someone halfway
- go halfway
- have an argument
- have an argument (with someone)
- have a bone to pick, to
- a difference of opinion
- arguing for the sake of argument
- see both sides (of something)