meet halfway
To compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We should meet halfway on the price.”
“The manager and the employee could not agree on the schedule, so they decided to meet halfway.”
“Although the two parties held deeply conflicting views, they eventually agreed to meet halfway to ensure the success of the project.”
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halfway decent
Good - better than expected.
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make ends meet
To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).
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meet a sticky end
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.
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meet one's maker
To die or to pass into the afterlife.
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more than meets the eye
More than what is apparent or readily noticeable.
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never the twain shall meet
Used to emphasize that two subjects are so different that they cannot coexist or agree with each other.
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the rubber meets the road
A place or circumstance at which the implementation of a plan or intent is to be achieved.
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when two Sundays meet
never
Last updated August 10, 2026