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a handshake disguised as math, where both sides quietly believe they won
means An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially one involving an exchange or transaction; also the act of distributing or handing out (as cards).
from From Old English 'dǣlan,' to divide, share, or distribute — itself from 'dǣl,' a part or portion, a cousin of German 'Teil' (part) and 'teilen' (to divide). The thread runs straight through: to deal once meant simply to dole out shares, which is still why you 'deal' cards into hands. Only later did the sense narrow toward a struck bargain — the portion each party carries away from the table.
- origin
- From Old English dǣlan, meaning to divide or share
- card game
- To deal once meant literally portioning out anything, not just cards
- new deal
- FDR's 1933 program reshaped American government in a single phrase
- psychology
- Both parties feel they won in well-designed negotiations
- phrase
- Big deal originally meant exactly that, not sarcasm
new deal — fdr's 1933 program that created 15 major agencies to combat the great depression
iran nuclear deal — 2015 jcpoa agreement between iran and six world powers limiting iran's nuclear program
good friday agreement — 1998 peace accord that ended the northern ireland conflict