horse-trade

But he offered himself as a rising young protégé, and they taught him how to pass and block legislation, stage filibusters, build coalitions and horse-trade behind the scenes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2022

Illustrating the horse-trade underway, a board presentation mentioned that $260 million will “be reimbursed to Sound Transit” as credits for transit to use state right of way, and for fish passage improvements.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

All were Democratic presidents who knew how to wheedle, bargain, glad-hand, joke, rib and horse-trade.

From US News ● Aug. 8, 2016

He could wear you down with logic and argument, he could horse-trade and he could flatter.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2014

Bill had a theory that the Ten Commandments were suspended while a horse-trade was going on, so he did most of his business with strangers.

From Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer

He stopped his tour, tracked down the performer, horse-traded one of his kites for a glider, and took it back to the United States.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 13, 2019

Others horse-traded with friends who have HBO: I’ll cook dinner if I can watch at your place.

From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2010

The intense horse-trading can lead to wild cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

It didn’t feel like there was horse-trading here.

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026

He firmly rejected suggestions of the Open's potential return to Turnberry being part of any horse-trading at a time of trade talks between the US and UK.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025

But what no one noticed amid the horse-trading was that Roberts had laid a slow-motion trap.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024

Jasper went out and into the dining-room conducted the horse-trading preacher.

From The Starbucks by Opie Percival Read