cut a deal

Idioms  

1. Offer or arrange an agreement or compromise, as in The administration is hoping to cut a deal with Japan. This expression uses deal in the sense of “business transaction.” [Colloquial; 1970s]

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Example Sentences

“He can’t push her over, he can’t cut a deal with her.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At the same time, the president reopened a diplomatic track, saying he would rather cut a deal than attack.

From The Wall Street Journal

A number of analysts boosted their stock price targets after the company said Monday it had cut a deal with the federal goverbment.

From Barron's

In meetings with Cuban exiles and civic groups in Miami and Washington, they have focused on identifying somebody inside the current government who will see the writing on the wall and want to cut a deal, one U.S. official said.

From The Wall Street Journal

All three were released in 2021 after Meng cut a deal with US prosecutors.

From BBC