ARGUMENT
debate
argue
make up (with somebody) (phrasal verb):
# (British English also make it up) to end an argument with somebody and become friends again.
Why don't you two kiss and make up?
Has he made it up with her yet?
Have they made it up yet?
sink your differences (idiom):
to agree to forget about your disagreements
We need to sink our differences and present a united opposition to the plan.
split the difference (idiom):
(when discussing a price, etc.) to agree on an amount that is at an equal distance between the two amounts that have been suggested
I offered €200 but he wanted €300. In the end, we split the difference and I paid him €250.
(figurative) I wanted to leave early and Ian wanted to leave late, so we split the difference and left at noon.
deep-dyed adjective
/ˌdiːp ˈdaɪd/
/ˌdiːp ˈdaɪd/
having strong beliefs or opinions that are never going to change
a deep-dyed socialist
TOPICS Opinion and argument