horse trading

1. Nowadays, estimating is sometimes akin to horse trading, when you negotiate rather than prove your estimate's validity.
   现在，评估工作有时类似于马匹贸易，您必须进行谈判而不是证明您的评估的正确性。
2. At the beginning of term there is horse trading over timetables.
   学期之初，就课程表总有一番讨价还价。
3. Because none of these options is very appealing, and because any decision about Greece will have implications for Portugal, Spain and possibly others, it may take much horse-trading before one can be reached.
   由于这些选择都不那么吸引人，而且任何有关希腊的决定都会对葡萄牙、西班牙可能还有其它国家产生影响，因此任何决定可能都要经过一番激烈的讨价还价才能达成。
4. You also need to drop the disapproving talk of "shameless self-promotion" and "political horse-trading", as this is how it works.
   你还需要停止使用“厚着脸皮进行自我推销”和“政治交易”这类不满的言辞，因为这就是它的运作原理。

noun

1. the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining)

   Synonym:    horse trade

2. negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining