Episode 105 English Idioms That Will Up Your Negotiation Game

In this episode we're looking at a group of idioms that you can use when you need to ask for a change or to explain to someone that there is the possibility of negotiation. You might be negotiating something or asking someone to change their behaviour or change their mind. Many of these idioms can be used in a business or public setting during negotiations or meetings. See you tomorrow! Vocabulary It's got some give - if something has 'some give' then it has some space there's room for negotiation - probably the simplest one, simply there is space or possibility to negotiate set in stone - if it's 'set in stone' then it can't be changed wiggle room - wiggle is a sort of swaying movement so if you can wiggle then there is space loophole - means a way around something or a way for someone to avoid trouble its not a hard and fast rule - 'hard and fast' means 'stuck', so this idiom means a solid or stuck rule officiated over - this is the phrasal verb we use to describe the person who presides over a marriage or other official contract or business. I'm off my high horse now - idiom - we say someone is 'on their high horse' when they are talking passionately about something, usually to do with morals. In this case I was discussing my personal feelings about marriage equality so I used this idiom to say 'I've finished talking about that now'. abide by - to follow or go along with stuck fast - to be stuck so badly that it can't be moved (or in the below example, can't escape)