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horse trading
noun
- the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
horse trading
noun
- hard bargaining to obtain equal concessions by both sides in a dispute
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Origin of horse trading1
Idioms and Phrases
Negotiation marked by hard bargaining and shrewd exchange. For example, The restaurant owner is famous for his horse trading; he's just exchanged a month of free dinners for a month of free television commercials . This expression alludes to the notorious shrewdness of horse traders , who literally bought and sold horses. [c. 1820]Example Sentences
"Party discipline takes second place where there is constituency money involved," says Prof Logsdon, a seasoned watcher of the horse trading that goes on with space politics in Congress.
He’s doing nothing to alter the predation of the system, only horse trading exemptions from it.
"The country does not need more political horse trading, but action."
The SNP leadership campaign's been a short, sharp affair - and it’s already shown John Swinney's skill in horse trading.
After the election, lawmakers form camps around hotels in the capital Honiara where horse trading takes place to persuade a majority to back various candidates for prime minister.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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