close/seal the deal

idiom

: to make an agreement official

We were about to close/seal the deal when we realized that there was a mistake in the contract.

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Freighted with trauma going back to her childhood, she’s too emotionally constipated to open up enough to seal the deal. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 May 2024

To seal the deal, Russia would need to demonstrate its commitment to ending its attacks on democracies and to negotiating in good faith on arms control, Ukraine, Syria, and other difficult issues. —Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020

The Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes are hoping to close the deal quickly under a Democratic administration in Arizona and with Joe Biden as president. —Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 24 May 2024

The Heat led by as many as 14 points but could not close the deal and now faces an elimination game. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024

Needless to say, that would certainly seal the deal. —Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024

Eager to seal the deal, Mr. Thorndike had agreed to immerse himself in a Maine lake instead — in October. —Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024

Jobs ultimately bought into the idea and called Marvel chairman Ike Perlmutter to vouch for Iger, helping to seal the deal. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024

The Tigers possessed an early lead and overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half but couldn’t close the deal, falling to 8-12 and 0-7 in the Southeastern Conference. —Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024