Matching Pairs

to bargain

walkaway price

wary

to concede

to get to first base

to fall through

to play into the counterpart’s hands

to haggle

to give away the farm

guarded

careful not to give too much information or show how you really feel

to fail, to be ruined; not to happen

watchful, not completely trusting or certain about something or someone; cautious

to make a good start, to succeed

to do something that another person can use against you

to negotiate for a better price or better working conditions

to negotiate for a price or conditions, usually by arguing or disputing

to offer too much during a negotiation

The last price that someone is willing to accept in a negotiation before they are no longer interested in the deal

to allow someone to have something, even if you do not want to; to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true