Negotiate to chop some wood? (3,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
cut a deal
'wood?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'negotiate to chop some' is the wordplay.
'negotiate' becomes 'deal' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'chop' becomes 'cut' (cut can mean to chop up).
'some' becomes 'a'.
'cut'+'a'='cuta'
'deal' after 'cuta' is 'CUT A DEAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cut a deal that I've seen before include "Do business in US" , "Come to understanding" .)