If you say that people are at the ~, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement.
‘We want to settle all matters at the ~,’ he said...
N-SING: usu the N
If you say that people are at the ~, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement.
‘We want to settle all matters at the ~,’ he said...
N-SING: usu the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012