strike a deal
Reach an agreement
To strike a deal is to reach an agreement, especially after negotiation: After weeks of back-and-forth, they finally struck a deal.
The phrase suggests active negotiation culminating in mutual commitment—you strike a deal rather than simply accepting terms.
Common in business, politics, and informal bargaining alike.
- make an offerPropose terms for exchange
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- contractEnforceable written agreement
compromise · come to terms · mediation · transaction · partnership · coalition · haggle · hammer out · negotiation · meet halfway · accord · pact · handshake · reconciliation · win-win situation · shake hands · consensus · alliance
strike a dealfall through
Fail to materialize
come to nothing · stalemate · walk away · part ways · agree to disagree
strike a dealgo to war
Start military action
take to court · litigate · sue · fight it out · compete
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