Idiom Exercise 4 - Negotiations and Business

1. The negotiations on where to build the new bridge have -- select -- fallen through broken down dragged on reached an impasse reached an agreement .
::hint:: (to get to a point where progress is impossible)

2. The union -- select -- raised the ante dragged their heels took sides upped the ante drew the line in their dispute with the company.
::hint:: (to increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict)

3. I thought that the negotiations would not succeed but my boss -- select -- pulled something out of a hat pulled something off had a card up his sleeve started the ball rolling broke through that we did not know about.
::hint:: (to hide something of value)

4. We have not been able to -- select -- reach an agreement make headway break through get to first base reach a deal regarding the terms of the new contract.
::hint:: (to make a good start, to succeed)

5. The man -- select -- reached a deal reached an agreement considered the offer talked something over came in low to buy his car.
::hint:: (to think about an offer or proposal)

6. The company -- select -- hammered out reached an agreement reached a deal considered an offer broke through with their supplier.
::hint:: (to complete or make a deal)

7. The negotiations failed so we had to -- select -- break down fall through drag on go back to the drawing board reach an impasse and start over.
::hint:: (to go back and start something from the beginning)

8. The negotiations -- select -- dragged on broke down continued down to the wire reached an impasse fell through but they ended successfully.
::hint:: (to near a deadline, to have little time remaining)

9. I tried to -- select -- undercut talk our sales manager out of beat around the bush draw the line go back on offering a price for the product that was too low.
::hint:: (to persuade someone not to do something)

10. The negotiations lasted all night but finally we were able to -- select -- reach a deal reach an agreement pull something off hammer out break through an agreement.
::hint:: (to negotiate a deal or agreement by discussion and debate)

11. The deal for the new machinery -- select -- broke down dragged on fell through reached an impasse went back to the drawing board and we will have to look for another supplier.
::hint:: (to fail, to be ruined, to not happen)

12. The buyer made a -- select -- gentleman\'s agreement common ground rock-bottom offer breakthrough come in low to buy our product.
::hint:: (the lowest price that one can offer to buy something)

13. The talks between the company and the lawyers -- select -- continued down to the wire broke down dragged on fell through reached an impasse for several weeks.
::hint:: (to be prolonged, to continue for a long time)

14. The union was flexible on the salary issue but they -- select -- took sides drew the line dragged their heels upped the ante went back on at talking about health benefits.
::hint:: (to set a limit about what will be done or discussed)

15. The company directors -- select -- drew the line dragged their heels beat around the bush went back on talked someone out of their word to give the employees a salary increase.
::hint:: (to not be faithful or loyal to one's word or an agreement)

16. The supplier and the buyer -- select -- reached a deal hammered out reached an agreement made headway broke through about the new product.
::hint:: (to complete or make an agreement)

17. The new discount store is trying hard to -- select -- come in low rock-bottom offer beat around the bush undercut draw the line other stores in the area.
::hint:: (to sell your product for less than a competitor)

18. I will -- select -- break through make headway get to first base start the ball rolling pull something off by making some telephone calls to my coworkers.
::hint:: (to begin an activity or action)

19. The company -- select -- undercut rock-bottom offer came in low considered an offer drew the line with an offer for our product.
::hint:: (to offer a low amount of money for a product or service)

20. We were able to -- select -- get to first base make headway reach a deal break through pull something off in our efforts to find a solution to the problem.
::hint:: (to be successful after overcoming a difficulty)

21. The manager was -- select -- dragging his heels going back on beating around the bush drawing the line talking someone out of and never said anything important.
::hint:: (to talk about something without giving a direct answer)

22. We asked for some time during the meeting to -- select -- hammer out consider an offer talk over reach an agreement make headway the new proposal.
::hint:: (to discuss something)

23. We are bargaining hard and -- select -- breaking through getting to first base starting the ball rolling making headway reaching a deal with the new agreement.
::hint:: (to make progress)

24. I did not -- select -- draw the line up the ante drag my heels take sides go back on in the discussion about buying a new computer.
::hint:: (to join one group against another in a debate or quarrel)

25. The union representative followed the contract agreement -- select -- common ground to the letter gentleman\'s agreement rock-bottom offer breakthrough .
::hint:: (exactly, nothing done wrong or left undone, perfectly)

26. I made a -- select -- rock-bottom offer common ground to the letter gentleman's agreement breakthrough with the carpenter to build some new furniture.
::hint:: (an agreement that is not written down but is made by two people or two groups who trust each other)

27. The negotiations -- select -- fell through dragged on reached an impasse broke down went back to the drawing board last night when both sides refused to compromise.
::hint:: (to fail, to stop)

28. The contract seemed impossible to win but we -- select -- broke through pulled something out of a hat made headway pulled it off hammered out through our skillful negotiating.
::hint:: (to succeed in doing something difficult or impossible)

29. The problem was difficult but somehow we were able to -- select -- pull something off have a card up our sleeve break through pull a solution out of a hat start the ball rolling .
::hint:: (to get something as if by magic, to invent something, to imagine something)

30. The small country -- select -- upped the ante took sides drew the line raised the ante dragged their heels in the trade dispute with the other countries.
::hint:: (to increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict)

31. The government -- select -- beat around the bush took sides dragged their heels went back on drew the line in talks with the union about the new contract.
::hint:: (to act slowly or reluctantly)

32. There was no -- select -- breakthrough gentleman\'s agreement to the letter common ground rock-bottom offer between the two sides and the negotiations did not go well.
::hint:: (shared beliefs or interests)