meet halfway

meet halfway
(meet halfway (или half-way))
1) (smb.) идти навстречу кому-л.; идти на уступки кому-л., идти на компромисс с кем-л.

Marsh: "Well, you've got to live with Gertie. Why can't you make the best of things and meet her half way? You might make allowances for her.... even if you think her unreasonable." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Land of Promise’, act II) — Марш: "Надо жить в мире с Герти. Почему ты не можешь пойти ей навстречу? Даже если тебе кажется, что она не права - уступи ей..."

It seemed that some devil had seized him, forcing him to say bitter things against his will, even though at the time he wanted to shake hands with Rose and meet him more than half-way. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 19) — Казалось, его толкал какой-то демон, понуждавший против воли говорить колкости, хотя в душе ему хотелось пожать Розу руку и сделать все, чтобы с ним помириться.

2) (smth.) терзаться преждевременно, заранее, беспокоиться, тревожиться о чём-л. раньше времени

‘Things may be difficult at first.’ ‘Tuts!’ Grandpa raised his cup with both hands. ‘There's no need to meet trouble halfway, my lass.’ (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Green Years’, book I, ch. 2) — - Нелегко это, наверно, будет на первых порах. - Глупости! - Дедушка обеими руками поднял чашку и поднес ее ко рту. - К чему заранее тревожиться, моя ласточка?


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • meet halfway — verb a) To compromise; to achieve a mutual accommodation. Nelses ability to act humanely toward those who have previously wronged him suggests that reconciliation between whites and blacks is possible if both are willing to meet halfway. b) To… …   Wiktionary

  • meet halfway — meet (sb) halfway ► to reach an agreement with another person or group by offering them some of the things they want: »The bank offered to meet them halfway by splitting the difference. »He wants us to work to meet the stakeholders halfway to try …   Financial and business terms

  • meet halfway — meet (someone) halfway to do some of what someone asks you to do. He s put forward some good proposals for settling the strike, but the other side has not been willing to meet him halfway. Usage notes: often said about an attempt to reach an… …   New idioms dictionary

  • meet halfway —    If you meet someone half way, you accept to make a compromise and give them part of what they are trying to obtain.     We can t agree to all your conditions but we could perhaps agree to meet half way …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • meet halfway — See: GO HALFWAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • meet halfway — See: GO HALFWAY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • meet\ halfway — See: go halfway …   Словарь американских идиом

  • meet halfway — compromise; meet in the middle …   English contemporary dictionary

  • meet halfway — phrasal to compromise with …   New Collegiate Dictionary


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