strike a bargain

1. Reach an agreement, as in They finally struck a bargain after weeks of wrangling over who would get what. [Mid-1700s]

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

It also reflected fresh optimism among Senate negotiators who had been haggling over a border enforcement package that they were inching closer together — and a determination by Democrats to show the public that they were doing everything in their power to strike a bargain.

From New York Times

His efforts to strike a bargain with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to get rid of that country’s nuclear weapons and to rewrite trade rules with China to favor American interests both failed.

From New York Times

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