| 单词 | to go halfway |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go (also come) halfway to go (also come) halfway: to make efforts to reach a compromise or agreement; to make concessions; to respond in kind to the efforts or advances of another. Cf. to meet halfway at meet v. 3d. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (intransitive)] to give and take1519 compoundc1547 to meet halfway1638 compromise1656 palliate1672 moderate1713 to split the difference1713 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > be friendly [verb (intransitive)] > become friendly > respond to friendly advances to meet halfway1706 1879 Roget's Thesaurus (new ed.) 194 Go half way, compromise, make a compromise. 1890 R. G. Pearson Truth Appl. 150 I would forgive him if he would come half way. 1921 Christian Advocate 20 Apr. 527/1 I'd be glad to make friends, only I simply don't know how to go halfway, you see. 1988 Associated Press (Nexis) 4 Aug. The union doesn't want to accept this [proposal]—doesn't want to go halfway—so we're prepared for the strike. 2022 @Ms_Jera 16 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 22 June 2022) I have to stop overextending myself for people that will never even try to go halfway for me. < as lemmas |
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