- thrash out
- {v. phr.} To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached. * /They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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thrash out — (something) to reach an agreement after a long or difficult discussion. The meeting lasted all night, but by morning, the two sides had thrashed out their differences and agreed on a new contract. They re close to making a deal, and we just hope… … New idioms dictionary
thrash out — verb discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement (Freq. 1) The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement • Syn: ↑hammer out • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over … Useful english dictionary
thrash out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If people thrash out something such as a plan or an agreement, they decide on it after a great deal of discussion. [V P n (not pron)] The foreign ministers have thrashed out a suitable compromise formula... [V P n (not pron)] How… … English dictionary
thrash out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thrash out : present tense I/you/we/they thrash out he/she/it thrashes out present participle thrashing out past tense thrashed out past participle thrashed out to discuss something until you find a solution… … English dictionary
thrash out — 1) thrash out a problem Syn: resolve, settle, sort out, work out, straighten out, iron out, clear up; talk through, discuss, debate 2) thrash out an agreement Syn: work out, negotiate … Thesaurus of popular words
thrash out — {v. phr.} To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached. * /They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office./ … Dictionary of American idioms
thrash\ out — v. phr. To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached. They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office. informal. •• to solve or to overcome a problem (or to reach a solution) by frank discussion … Словарь американских идиом
thrash out something — thrash out (something) to reach an agreement after a long or difficult discussion. The meeting lasted all night, but by morning, the two sides had thrashed out their differences and agreed on a new contract. They re close to making a deal, and we … New idioms dictionary
thrash out — verb To discuss something so fully as to resolve a problem or conflict; to hammer out. They spent an afternoon on it, but thrashed out a solution in the end … Wiktionary
thrash out — Synonyms and related words: agitate, appraise, argue, argufy, assess, bandy words, bicker, canvass, catalog, categorize, cavil, choplogic, class, classify, contend, contest, cross swords, cut and thrust, debate, discept, dispute, evaluate, factor … Moby Thesaurus
