"reach across the aisle" meaning in English

See reach across the aisle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reaches across the aisle [present, singular, third-person], reaching across the aisle [participle, present], reached across the aisle [participle, past], reached across the aisle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} reach across the aisle (third-person singular simple present reaches across the aisle, present participle reaching across the aisle, simple past and past participle reached across the aisle)
  1. (US, politics) To come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party. Tags: US Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-reach_across_the_aisle-en-verb-m6HNJv4h Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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