meet halfway

Meaning

To compromise with someone by making concessions so that an agreement can be reached. It is commonly used in conflicts, relationships, or negotiations where both parties need to give up something to find a middle ground.

Examples

• We couldn't agree on a vacation spot, so we decided to meet halfway and go to a city we both liked.

  We couldn't agree on a vacation spot, so we decided to meet halfway and go to a city we both liked.

• If you want this relationship to work, you have to be willing to meet her halfway.

  If you want this relationship to work, you have to be willing to meet her halfway.

• They managed to meet halfway on the budget for the new project.

  They managed to meet halfway on the budget for the new project.

• I'm willing to meet you halfway, but you have to make some changes too.

  I'm willing to meet you halfway, but you have to make some changes too.

• My roommate and I met halfway on the house rules regarding guests.

  My roommate and I met halfway on the house rules regarding guests.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to meet ourselves halfway.

  ✓ We need to meet halfway.

  'Meet halfway' does not require a reflexive pronoun like 'ourselves.'

• ✗ I met him in the halfway.

  ✓ I met him halfway.

  The idiom is 'meet [someone] halfway' without the preposition 'in' or the article 'the.'

Related Expressions

Practice

• Neither of us wanted to back down, but eventually we had to ___.

  💡 To compromise or make mutual concessions.

  Show answer

  meet halfway

• If you're not willing to ___ on this issue, we will never agree.

  💡 To find a middle ground with the other person.

  Show answer

  meet halfway