to split the difference

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to split the difference
(v) to clinch a deal by agreeing on an amount which is exactly half way between what each side has previously offered - podzielić na pół sumę, będącą przedmiotem sporu, pójść na kompromis; krakowskim targiem; *The seller hit me for 300 bucks and I offered only 200 bucks, but as he was ready to meet me halfway in the matter of price, we finally split the difference and agreed on 250 bucks.*

[WYMOWA: From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary at www.Merriam-Webster.com]

(v) to clinch a deal by agreeing on an amount which is exactly half way between what each side has previously offered - podzielić na pół sumę, będącą przedmiotem sporu, pójść na kompromis; krakowskim targiem; The seller hit me for 300 bucks and I offered only 200 bucks, but as he was ready to meet me halfway in the matter of price, we finally split the difference and agreed on 250 bucks.