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deal with sth
BE ABOUT
2. to be about or be on the subject of something
• Her new film deals with the relationship between a woman and her sick daughter.
• The author has tried to deal with (= write about) a very difficult subject., deal with sth
TAKE ACTION
1. to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem
• How do you intend to deal with this problem?
• General enquiries are dealt with by our head office., deal in sth
to buy and sell particular goods as a business
• They mainly deal in rare books., deal with sb
to talk to someone or meet someone, especially as part of your job
• She's used to dealing with difficult customers.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. directly PREP. in The shop deals in second-hand books. | with Our factory deals directly with its customers. PHRASAL VERBS deal with sth ADV. quickly, speedily | at length, fully This topic is dealt with at greater length in the following chapter. | effectively | fairly, properly You have not dealt fairly with me. | easily Not all complaints are so easily dealt with. | separately The two issues should be dealt with separately. | together PHRASES a way of dealing with sth We discussed different ways of dealing with the problem., noun ADJ. fair, good | major They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army. | exclusive The TV station has signed an exclusive deal to show all United's home games. | lucrative | five-year, etc. | long-term | compromise | cut-price The company are offering cut-price deals on many flights. | shady He has been mixed up in several shady deals with arms dealers. | package The union accepted a package deal including higher pension and longer holiday allowance. | business, financial, political, trade | pay, sponsorship | arms, weapons | two-book, three-film, etc. The band signed a two-album deal with a record company. VERB + DEAL agree, arrange, close, complete, conclude, cut, do, make, negotiate, reach, seal, sign, strike Management and unions have agreed a new deal on pay and productivity. I'll make a deal with you?I'll work evenings if you'll work weekends. | clinch, get, secure, win Nurses have taken to the streets to get a fair deal from the government. | have She has a lucrative deal with a cosmetics company. | pull out of Britain pulled out of the deal because of rising costs. | scupper Any sponsorship deal would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics. | offer (sb), propose | accept Staff have accepted a deal offering them a 2% share of profits. | reject DEAL + VERB go ahead The pay deal will not now go ahead. | fall apart, fall through The deal fell through when the author received a more attractive offer. PREP. in a/the ~ They took over the company in a £750,000 deal. | under a/the ~ Under the deal, you save money if you repay the loan early. | ~ between a deal between France and Spain | ~ from You may get a better deal from another bank. | ~ on I got a very good deal on my new car. | ~ over The unions are ready to do a deal over pay. | ~ with The company has done a deal with the catering staff. PHRASES get/have a bad/raw/rotten/rough deal Immigrants often get a bad deal when it comes to pay. | get/have a fair/square deal The union tries to get a square deal for all its members. | part of the deal Increased holiday allowance is part of the deal. | the terms of the deal Under the terms of the deal, the band has to make two albums a year.BUSINESS
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with DEAL, Also see BIG DEAL; CLOSE THE SALE (DEAL); CUT A DEAL; DONE DEAL; GOOD DEAL; MAKE A FEDERAL CASE (BIG DEAL); NO DEAL; RAW DEAL; SQUARE DEAL; SWEETEN THE KITTY (DEAL); WHEEL AND DEAL.
American Heritage Idioms
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deal
verbs
do a deal
• The two companies have recently done a major deal.
make a deal
informal
• Why don't we make a deal to stay out of each other's way?
reach/strike a deal
(= agree a deal after a lot of discussions )
• The US and North Korea reached a deal about North Korea's nuclear development program.
sign a deal
• The singer has signed a $20 million deal with an American TV network.
negotiate a deal
(= agree a deal by discussing over a long period )
• We have negotiated a special deal with one of the world’s leading car hire companies.
close/conclude a deal
formal (= agree a deal formally )
• A deal between the two companies has now been concluded.
clinch a deal
(= finally agree on a deal, especially one that is good for you )
• The salesman was eager to clinch the deal.
cut a deal
informal (= agree a deal, especially when it is difficult or you have to accept some things you would rather not accept )
• In they end, they had to cut a deal with the Communinsts.
have a deal
informal (= have made or agreed on a deal )
• Do we have a deal?
get a good deal
(= buy something at a good price )
• He thought he had got a good deal.
back out of/pull out of a deal
(= decide not to make a deal after discussing one )
• Twenty-five jobs were lost after their partner pulled out of the deal.
a deal goes through/ahead
(= it happens as arranged )
• It’s 99% certain that the deal will go through.
a deal falls through
(= does not happen as arranged )
• The cost was simply too high, so the deal fell through.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + deal
a good deal
(= a good price, offer, or arrangement )
• You can buy two for £10, which sounds like a good deal.
a business deal
• He lost a fortune in an unwise business deal.
a pay deal
(= one that involves an agreement about how much people will be paid )
• They are currently negotiating a new pay deal.
a peace deal
(= an agreement to end fighting between countries )
• Hopes of a peace deal are fading.
a financial/political etc deal
• After weeks of negotiation the prospect of a political deal seemed increasingly unlikely.
an arms/weapons deal
(= one which involves selling weapons )
• A number of recent arms deals have embarrassed the government.
a record deal
(= one between a singer or band and a recording company )
• It’s hard for a band to get a record deal.
a one-year/two-year etc deal
(= one that will be fixed for one year, two years etc )
• The five-year deal is estimated to be worth $17.2 million.
a shady deal
(= dishonest or illegal )
• Some senior members of the party were involved in shady deals and bribery.
phrases
part of the deal
• I got free accommodation as part of the deal.
the terms of a deal
(= the details or conditions in it )
• The hotel group refused to release the financial terms of the deal.
a done deal
informal (= something that has been completely agreed )
• The takeover has been described as a done deal.
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