C2 Negotiation Idioms | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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You try and do this if there is bad feeling between people

to clear the air

to compromise (50-50)

to meet someone halfway

To refuse to back down

to stand your ground

To finalise the details of an agreement

to nail down the finer points

A difficult beginning

a rocky start

The phrase meaning you have agreed on certain things when negotiating

to find common ground

to have the same opinions as someone

to see eye to eye

to say or do something to make people feel more relaxed, e.g. at the beginning of negotiations

to break the ice

Important things which have been hard to reach agreement on

key sticking points

To start off badly, e.g. a negotiation

to get off on the wrong foot

When you come to a stalemate in a discussion

to agree to disagree

Things which are hard to categorise (or decide if they are good or bad)

a grey area

Your final offer - you can't raise it under any circumstances

the bottom line