iron something out

iron something out
iron something out
1. Lit. to use a flatiron to make cloth flat or smooth. •

I will iron the drapes out, so they will hang together.

I ironed out the drapes.

2. Fig. to ease a problem; to smooth out a problem. (Here

problem

is synonymous with

wrinkle.

) •

It's only a little problem. I can iron it out very quickly.

We will iron out all these little matters first.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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