中なかを取とる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

work out a compromise; meet halfway; split the difference

Used when two sides with different opinions or demands reach a middle ground. Often implies a practical, negotiated settlement rather than a perfect solution.

• 予よ算さんのことで意い見けんが分わかれたので、中なかを取とって半はん分ぶんずつにした。

  Opinions were divided on the budget, so we compromised and split it in half.

• 二人ふたりの希き望ぼうが違ちがうなら、どこかで中なかを取とるしかない。

  If your wishes differ, you'll have to meet somewhere in the middle.