Question

give me your personal negotiation by using war metaphors or poke metaphors.

Use the vocabulary from the lists below:

Above board                                        Blow a deal                                 Hard bargain

Accept an offer                                   Bone of contention                   At stake

Back down                                           Bide one’s time                           Blank check

Bend over backwards                      Ball in one’s court                     Drag on

Counter proposal                               Bog down                                     Break down

Barter                                                    Break off                                       Cut a deal                                                        

Beat around the bush                      Call off                                                                 Bargaining power

Settlement objectives                       Common ground                       Give ground

Give away the farm                           Give and take                                                                 Counterpart

Call the shots                                       Close ranks                                  Call your bluff

Drive a hard bargain                       Cave in                                          Throw a spanner

Reach an agreement                        Underestimate                           Work out

Proposal                                                Range                                            Point out

Feasible                                                 Estimate                                       Deal

Contract                                                Compromise                                                                 Commitment

Bedrock price                                      Pull the threads together                                                                 Outcome

Concession                                           Cooperative                                                                 Implicit

Explicit                                                  Concede                                                                 Alternative

Compromise                                        Bottom line                                                                 Leverage

Loose ends                                            Brinksmanship                                                                 Deadlock

Clinch a deal                                        Stand firm                                                                 Organize a time-out

Non-compete clause                         Agree tentatively                       Dig your heels in                                       

Get the raw end of the deal            Back out of something                                                                 Sticking point

Answer 1

FOLLOWING AMONG THE GIVEN ARE WAR OR POKE METAPHORS-

1. BACK DOWN- withdraw a claim or assertion in the face of opposition.

example- "party leaders backed down and rescinded the resolution"

2. COUNTER PROPOSAL- an alternative proposal made in response to a previous proposal that is regarded as unacceptable or unsatisfactory.

example- "the union rejected the airline's counterproposal"

3. BEAT AROUND THE BUSH- making uncertain and untruthful statements.

example- Don't beat around the bush

4. LOOSE ENDS- a detail that is not yet settled or explained.

example- "Mark arrived back at his office to tie up any loose ends"

5. CLINCH A DEAL- to secure agreement

6. NON-COMPETE CLAUSE- under which one party agrees not to enter into or start a similar profession or trade in competition against another party.

example- restrictive covenants

7. GET THE RAW END OF THE DEAL- To do badly in a negotiation or a similar situation.

example- I got the raw end of the deal when I received my new work schedule.

8. BONE OF CONTENTION- a subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement.

EXAMPLE- "the examination system has long been a serious bone of contention"

9. BALL IN ONE'S COURT- One has the responsibility for further action, especially after someone else previously held responsibility.

10. BOG DOWN- to cause (something) to sink in wet ground.

example- The car got bogged down in the mud.

11. UNDERESTIMATE-  estimate (something) to be smaller or less important than it really is.

example- "the government has grossly underestimated the extent of the problem"

12.BRINKMANSHIP- the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.

example- "in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible that one side will collapse suddenly"

13. CUT A DEAL- make an agreement.

example- "he had gone to the board of directors with his new robot design and cut a deal"

14 CALL YOUR BLUFF- make an agreement.

EXAMPLE- "he had gone to the board of directors with his new robot design and cut a deal"

15 THROW A SPANNER- to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding:

example- The funding for the project was withdrawn so that really threw a spanner in the works.