hammer out a deal

Hopes that the two sides would be able to hammer out a deal had been high since early last year, when Starbucks — which had previously been accused by federal regulators of unlawfully firing workers — pledged publicly to work with the union.

The firm could pay nearly $50 million for the rights if the two sides can hammer out a deal, according to a knowledgeable person who was not authorized to comment.

Hopes that the two sides would be able to hammer out a deal had been high since February, when the company pledged publicly to work with the union and take a more neutral approach toward the drive to organize workers.

Johnson is still trying to hammer out a deal as of Friday evening, but Trump and his campaign financier Elon Musk seem willing to let the government flounder.

Israel has agreed to send a delegation to Cairo but with modest ambitions - not to hammer out a deal but "to exhaust the possibility of reaching an agreement under conditions acceptable to Israel".