strike a bargain

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

WaFd was able to strike a bargain in its all-stock purchase of Luther Burbank.

From Seattle Times

Long before the American Revolution, Washington was eager to add more enslaved workers, especially if he could strike a bargain.

From Literature

Democrats and Republicans alike each express confidence they can strike a bargain that funds federal agencies through the remainder of the 2022 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

From Washington Post

But he also tries to strike a bargain with voters.

From New York Times

Thus they strike a bargain, pretending to court so that the ladies will back off and the eligible men will try to win Daphne away from him.

From Salon