идти навстречу

• ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ НАВСТРЕЧУ кому-чему{{}}

[VP; subj: human or collect; usu. this WO; when indir obj: human or collect, the person's or group's needs, requests, desires etc are implied]

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⇒ to satisfy s.o.'s needs, requests, desires, make concessions in order to reach an agreement etc:

- X пошёл навстречу Y-y (нуждам, просьбам и т.п. Y-a) - X accommodated (obliged) person Y;

- X catered to person Y's needs;

- X fulfilled (complied with) person Y's request(s);

- [with the emphasis on making concessions] X met person Y halfway.

     ♦ ... [Никандров] заявил, что никто и никогда не узнает конца этой истории, если библиотека сию же минуту не пойдёт ему навстречу (Залыгин 1). ...[Nikandrov] declared that nobody would ever hear the rest of the story if the library didn't this minute meet him halfway (1a).