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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
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get off worse
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I'm looking for a similar phrase, word or expression, perhaps an idiom conveying the sense:
It is possible to end negotiations by getting off worse than you were before entering negotiations.
Thank you
I'm looking for a similar phrase, word or expression, perhaps an idiom conveying the sense:
It is possible to end negotiations by getting off worse than you were before entering negotiations.
Thank you
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I would say "It's possible to end negotiations being worse off than you were before entering negotiations."
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Hi,
A common phrase is 'to come off worse', meaning to have a worse result than the other person.
In the game between Mary and Jane, Mary came off worse.
In the negotiations, she came off worse than she started.
Best wishes, Clive
A common phrase is 'to come off worse', meaning to have a worse result than the other person.
In the game between Mary and Jane, Mary came off worse.
In the negotiations, she came off worse than she started.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hello Khoff, Language Lover and Clive!
That's the phrase I've been looking for, thank you.
Language Lover, it's not about that
That's the phrase I've been looking for, thank you.
Language Lover, it's not about that
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