no deal
Negotiation falls through
No deal declares that an agreement has failed or been rejected.
In negotiations, it signals the refusal of terms: They wanted twice what we offered—no deal.
The phrase gained political currency during Brexit debates, where a "no deal" outcome meant leaving the European Union without a formal agreement.
It can also dismiss proposals outright: You want me to work weekends? No deal.
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- walkoutProtest by leaving
- walk awayDepart from something
- impasseSituation without resolution
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
deadlock · breakdown · refusal · collapse · negotiation · broken · bridge burned · failed · Brexit · ultimatum · standoff · hardball · nope · not happening · declined · bust · cold-shoulder · veto
- EuroscepticismBrexit, Euroscepticism, euroskeptic, UKIP, Brexiteer
- BrexitBrexit, leave, remain, backstop, Brexiteer
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, alternatives
no dealdeal
Agreement or distribution
agreement · contract · accord · settlement · binding agreement
no dealbreakthrough
Sudden important advance
resolution · closure · consummation · meeting of minds · consensus
no, deal, deals, dealt, dealing, dealer, dealers, dealership, dealerships