meet halfway | Idiomator

Meaning: (intransitive,idiomatic,of two parties)Tocompromise; to achieve amutualaccommodation.2005,Paul Laurence Dunbaret al.,The Complete Stories of Paul Laurence Dunbar‎[1],→ISBN, page xxii:Nelse's ability to act humanely toward those who have previously wronged him suggests that reconciliation between whites and blacks is possible if both are willing tomeet halfway.2010, Robert Swartwood,Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words Or Fewer,→ISBN,page24:In the essay, I proposed that the very best storytelling was the kind where the writer and readermeet halfway, the writer only painting fifty percent of the picture and forcing the reader to fill in the rest.; (transitive,idiomatic)Tocompromisewith or toaccommodate.1919,B. M. Bower, chapter 11, inThe Thunder Bird:So please, dear, won't you let us come up and talk nicely together? . . . [W]e can get you out of this scrape if you willmeet us halfwayand be a nice sensible boy.1922,William MacLeod Raine, chapter 11, inMan Size:[T]imes are changin', West. Law's comin' into the country an' we old-timers oughtameet it halfwaywith the glad hand.1959August 3, “Geneva: The Eighth Week”, inTime:"Mr. Gromyko," said Herter himself early in the week, "appears to mistake the moves we have made tomeet him halfwayas signs of weakness."; (rare,transitive,idiomatic)Tosettle(contrary opinions, etc.) by makingconcessions.1947September 1, “Italy: A Clock for Fiumicino”, inTime:Marcovaldi declared: "I suggest that the differencesbe met halfway."

Examples:

EN: Just meet halfway, okay?
ES: Encuéntrense justo en medio, ¿sí?
EN: - Wanna meet halfway?
ES: - Hagamos la media.
EN: Still there are obscure barriers, because of which, as adults... They just can't meet halfway.
ES: Y sin embargo, existen oscuras barreras que hacen que los adultos no logren comprenderse.
EN: Let's meet halfway.
ES: Lleguemos a un acuerdo.
EN: Let's meet halfway at P6.00.
ES: Dejémoslo en seis pesos.
EN: Some men I meet halfway.
ES: Con algunos hombres pacto un arreglo.
EN: We could meet halfway.
ES: Podríamos quedar a mitad de camino.
ES: Pudimos encontrarnos a medio camino.
EN: You guys can meet halfway.
ES: Os enconharúis a medio mino.
EN: We'II meet halfway.
ES: Nos vemos a medio camino.
EN: Can't we just meet halfway?
ES: ¿Y si nos encontramos a mitad de camino?
EN: It's a good sign when a couple can meet halfway.
ES: Es buan señal que una pareja se encuentre a medio camino.
EN: Maybe we can meet halfway between Yale and Stars Hollow.
ES: Tal vez nos podríamos encontrar en un punto entre Yale y Stars Hollow.
EN: You want to meet halfway and see the sunrise?
ES: ¿Nos reunimos a mitad de camino a ver la salida del sol?
EN: -It's nice when we can meet halfway.
ES: Es agradable cuando podemos encontrarnos a mitad de camino.
EN: C. C. And I are trying to meet halfway, which means balancing work and love and life.
ES: C.C. Y yo estamos tratando de llegar a medias, lo cual significa equilibrar el trabajo y el amor y la vida.

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