seal the deal

[ seel thuh deel ]

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idiom

to complete or successfully negotiate an agreement:
If our top executive can't seal the deal, no one can.
to secure or ensure a successful conclusion: A last-minute goal sealed the deal for Baltimore.
He had aced both interviews, and if the director liked him that would seal the deal.
A last-minute goal sealed the deal for Baltimore.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of seal the deal¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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A landmark change to the sport's schedule - one that significantly boosts the 30-year-old's chance of further success going forward - was not all that was needed to seal the deal.

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“I just wonder if going through this is just going to seal the deal on killing small family farms.”

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Delhi Capitals and RR bid for him starting from 3m rupees but RR, where he had trained previously, managed to seal the deal.

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Therefore, it felt imperative that Raducanu opened the tie with a win and gave an opportunity to Boulter to seal the deal against 31st-ranked Fernandez.

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Skenes’ girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, the popular Louisiana State gymnast and influencer, also took to X on Friday to help her boyfriend’s team seal the deal.

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sealskin sea lungwort

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