(~s)
If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches ~, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
They called for a compromise on all sides to break the ~ in the world trade talks...
N-VAR
(~s)
If a dispute or series of negotiations reaches ~, neither side is willing to give in at all and no agreement can be made.
They called for a compromise on all sides to break the ~ in the world trade talks...
N-VAR
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012