Communication
meet in the middle
reach a compromise
To meet in the middle means to compromise between two different positions or preferences.
Hear it in real life
I want to leave at six, but you want to leave at eight.
Let's meet in the middle and go at seven.
We wanted different restaurants, so we met in the middle and chose a place neither of us had tried.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Let's meet halfway in the middle and split the cost.
Say: Let's meet in the middle and split the cost.
Learners may combine this expression with “meet halfway,” duplicating the idea of reaching a compromise.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
meet in the middle; met in the middle; meet halfway
Your turn: say it out loud
We wanted different restaurants, so we met in the middle and chose a place neither of us had tried.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
meet in the middle
reach a compromise
“We wanted different restaurants, so we met in the middle and chose a place neither of us had tried.”
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