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go halfway

Idioms  

  1. Also, meet someone halfway. Compromise, give up something for the sake of an agreement. For example, The Smiths are willing to go halfway and pay their share for snow-plowing, or I'll make peace with Nancy if she'll just meet me halfway. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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“Did we have to go halfway around the world?”

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

“They can only go halfway because they worry about uncertainties.”

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

"You can't go halfway and say you support trans women and trans people but only to a certain point," said Thomas.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022

“I just didn’t want to go halfway this year.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2022

But it will have to be convincing; I can’t just go halfway.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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