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 • Feb. 16, 2024

But he also tries to strike a bargain with voters.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2021

Lawmakers and officials have struggled to strike a bargain on how such a package would be funded.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2020

In that case, Obama and the Republicans could strike a bargain.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2016

Once I tell him, he is going to try to strike a bargain, and faerie bargains seldom favor the mortal.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black