compromise

compromise (on something) with (someone)

To reach an agreement in which both sides make concessions. I'm sorry, but I'm not willing to compromise with you to live in this seedy neighborhood. For dinner tonight, I compromised on dinner with my husband. This means that we'll have tacos tonight and my pick tomorrow—Italian!
See also: compromise

compromise (with) (one's) principles

To forsake, ignore, or otherwise go against one's fundamental beliefs or virtues. I never thought he would compromise his principles just to get ahead in business like that. Jane felt really guilty about compromising with her principles when she didn't turn her friends into the police after she saw them stealing.
See also: compromise, principle

compromise on (something)

To reach an agreement in which both sides make concessions. Living in this seedy neighborhood is not something I'm willing to compromise on. We couldn't agree on what to have for dinner, so we compromised on tacos tonight and Italian tomorrow.
See also: compromise, on

reach a compromise

To achieve an agreement that includes benefits and concessions for both parties. After nearly three days of negotiations, we finally reached a compromise and began moving forward with the merger. You've got to learn to reach compromises if you want your marriage to succeed.
See also: compromise, reach
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

compromise on someone or something (with someone)

 and compromise (on someone or something) with someone
to reach agreement with someone on a disputed matter concerning someone or something; to make concessions to someone on some point concerning someone or something. I intend to compromise on this matter with them. Are you going to compromise with me on this issue?
See also: compromise, on

reach a compromise

to achieve a compromise; to negotiate an agreement. After many hours of discussion, we finally reached a compromise. We were unable to reach a compromise and quit trying.
See also: compromise, reach
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be pressed for time
  • a run on (something)
  • be pushed for time
  • address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
  • address comments or remarks to
  • a rush on (something)
  • address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
  • be not cut out for something
  • be in it for
  • be at a disadvantage
References in periodicals archive
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The ultimate goal of the anti-gun movement precludes any compromise. Gun control advocates disingenuously ridicule gun owners for fighting regulation of guns similar to what they readily accept for cars.
Straight shooting on gun control: a reason debate
According to Stand Up to the IRS (Nolo Press; $29.99), the IRS will consider an Offer in Compromise for only three reasons:
Settle for less with the IRS: uncle Sam offers compromise to cash-strapped taxpayers
Concerning the issues of abortion, gay rights, and the death penalty, the majority of Americans who attend services weekly now say that deeply religious politicians should stick to their own beliefs rather than be willing to compromise.
Officials should not compromise beliefs
'Wherefore, the Compromise Agreement dated November 21, 2018 filed in CA-G.R.
CA approves compromise deal on Smokey Mountain project
The compromise must be such that will not leave anyone in doubt that given the circumstances, the deal is the best possible.
Leaders And Compromise
Pretty much every sentence in our Constitution was the product of compromise, crafted by people who felt passionately about the issues they confronted yet found a way to agree on language that would enable the country to function.
Don't knock it. Compromise is the essence of our democracy
For this compromise offer, Crown agreed to pay the outstanding invoices for October and November 2018, amounting to approximately P204 million.
WMPC to supply power to Zamcelco for 60 days
The research found that the price paid (26%), the decor (23%), the size of the rooms (20%) and the garden (17%) were also factors people had often made compromises on when buying their home.
Homeowners admit to regrets over location
When consumers are faced with an abundance of choices among similar products or services, decisionmaking or the purchasing decision process is influenced by two competing forces: confusion and compromise.
Calculated Compromise
The accused Mohammad Waqar had killed his sister in 2012 and later husband of his sister had reached compromise deal with the accused.
SC seeks details of compromise deal in honor killing case
The accused, Muhammad Waqar, had killed his sister in 2012 and made a compromise deal with her husband of his deceased sister later.
SC seeks details of compromise deal in honour killing case
According to Beazley's experts, business email compromises are efficient for the hacker because the compromise of a single account gives the hacker a platform from which to spear phish within and outside the organization.
Business Email Attacks on the Rise; Office 365 Users Hardest Hit: Beazley
(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uSBquBwAAAAJ&hl=en) Political scientists  like us view compromise as an essential feature of our bicameral, three-branched political system.
Why Are Democratic Voters More Approving Of Compromise Than Republicans?
The theme was compromise, and the three panels looked at compromise and negotiation, the problem of clean hands: legislative compromise and obstructionism, and democratic conflict and the political morality of compromise.
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