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horse-trading
noun[ U ]
often disapprovinguk /ˈhɔːsˌtreɪ.dɪŋ/ us /ˈhɔːrsˌtreɪ.dɪŋ/
unofficial discussion in which people make agreements that provide both sides with advantages: （私下里进行的对双方都有好处的）讨价还价
political horse-tradingThere's been a lot of political horse-trading while the parties try to form a government.那些政党在组建政府期间私下里进行了多次讨价还价。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Debate & discussion
agent provocateur
agora
argue
argue against something
argue for something
bargainer
beard
controversial
hash
no ifs or butsidiom
no-platform
no-platforming
on the doorstep
out-debate
proposer
undialectical
undiscussed
war of words
wash (something) up
well argued
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horse trading | Business English
horse trading
noun[ U ]
informal(orhorse-trading)ukus
clever, and often difficult, discussions in which people or organizations try to make a business arrangement, and each tries to get something more favourable to them:
There was much horse trading as the conference tried to agree targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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