埒らちがあく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

reach a settlement; get resolved; come to a conclusion

Idiomatic expression meaning a matter or negotiation reaches a resolution. Almost always used in the negative form 埒があかない (no progress, no settlement). The affirmative form is rare and may sound unnatural in modern Japanese.

See also: 埒があかない

• このままではいつまで経たっても埒らちがあかない。

  At this rate, we'll never get anywhere.

• 話はなし合あいがようやく埒らちがあいて、契けい約やくにこぎつけた。

  The negotiations finally reached a settlement, and we managed to sign the contract.