strike a bargain
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Reach an agreement, as in They finally struck a bargain after weeks of wrangling over who would get what. [Mid-1700s]
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Words nearby strike a bargain
strigose, Strijdom, strikable, strike, strike a balance, strike a bargain, strike a chord, strike a happy medium, strike benefit, strikebound, strikebreaker
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