идти на мировую

• ИДТИ/ПОЙТИ НА МИРОВУЮ coll

[VP; subj: human]

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1. obs to resolve a legal dispute without taking it to court:

- X и Y пошли на мировую{{}}≈ X and Y came to an agreement;

- X and Y settled it between <among> themselves;

- X and Y made a settlement;

- [in limited contexts] X and Y made an out-of-court settlement.

     ♦ "...Ты теперь вольный казак: затеешь следствие - законное дело! Небойсь [= небось], и немец струсит, на мировую пойдёт" (Гончаров 1). "...You're a free agent now: if you bring an action against him, it's perfectly legal. The German will probably get cold feet and come to an agreement" (1b).

2. coll to resolve a disagreement, dispute etc:

- X и Y пошли на мировую{{}}≈ X and Y made up <made amends, made peace>.