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cut a deal

Offer or arrange an agreement or compromise, as in The administration is hoping to cut a deal with Japan. This expression uses deal in the sense of “business transaction.” [Colloquial; 1970s]

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In his statement following the Israel attack, he warned Tehran that if it didn’t come back to the table and cut a deal, the next Israeli attack would be “even more brutal.”

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Lowell’s firm also includes lawyer Brenna Frey, who made a high-profile exit from another prominent law firm, Skadden Arps, after it cut a deal with Trump to avoid becoming a target.

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Democrats cut a deal last week amid public pressure, adjusting the penalties to apply only to offenders more than three years older than the victim.

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Pelley also spoke with attorney Brenna Frey, who resigned in protest from her former firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom after it cut a deal with Trump to escape the order.

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Eight others were charged with helping Carson murder Kauffman or covering up the crime: two brothers who owned a local liquor store; three members of the California Highway Patrol; Carson’s wife and stepdaughter; and a drug-addled handyman who cut a deal in exchange for his cooperation.

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