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[crazygringo]

Looks like you're completely incorrect. It's not a "colloquialism", it's just a standard modern meaning of the word. From Merriam-Webster [1]:

> 3a: to reduce drastically especially in number

> cholera decimated the population

> Kamieniecki's return comes at a crucial time for a pitching staff that has been decimated by injuries. — Jason Diamos

> b: to cause great destruction or harm to

> firebombs decimated the city

> an industry decimated by recession

[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimate

[edflsafoiewq → crazygringo]

To "decimate" a deal still just sounds bizarre. I don't know, maybe it's because "deal" isn't countable or collective.