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

Cousin Titcomb had brought her there and driven away, concerned that he must leave her in a cold kitchen, and only deterred by a looming horse-trade from staying to build a fire.

From Tiverton Tales by Alice Brown

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

She also defended the lack of detail on who might be in Burnham's cabinet, saying he was not "beholden" to anyone - with no need for horse-trading or deals.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026

In any case he will have to do more horse-trading with allies than has been his style thus far.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

The horse-trading vote feels more like the norm, which is interesting enough.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

I had only three left, the other dapple gray, Jenny mule, and "Old Grayhead," the relic of my horse-trading days.

From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Oscar Micheaux