break the deadlock

To bring to an end a stalemate, impasse, or standstill. The efforts of the United Nations have finally succeeded in breaking the deadlock between the warring countries. His late-game goal finally broke the deadlock and put his team in the lead.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wibo	-	Frisian, Dutch
Else	EL-se (Danish, Norwegian), EL-sə (German, Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Kelebek	-	Turkish
Overton	['əuvətn]
Grahame	GRAY-əm, GRAM	Scottish, English (Rare)
Adva	ahd-VAH	Hebrew