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a handshake disguised as math, where both sides quietly believe they won
originFrom Old English dǣlan, meaning to divide or share
card gameTo deal once meant literally portioning out anything, not just cards
new dealFDR's 1933 program reshaped American government in a single phrase
psychologyBoth parties feel they won in well-designed negotiations
phraseBig deal originally meant exactly that, not sarcasm