- plan something out
- plan something out†to make thorough plans for something. •
Let us sit down and plan our strategy out.
•We sat down and planned out our strategy.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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plan something out — ˌplan sthˈout derived to plan carefully and in detail sth that you are going to do in the future • Plan out your route before you go. • She has her career all planned out. Main entry: ↑planderived … Useful english dictionary
map something out — OUTLINE, set out, lay out, sketch out, trace out, rough out, block out, delineate, detail, draw up, formulate, work out, frame, draft, plan, plot out, arrange, design, programme. → map * * * plan a route or course of action in detail I mapped out … Useful english dictionary
hammer something out — laboriously work out the details of a plan or agreement. → hammer hammer something out play a tune on a piano loudly and unskilfully. → hammer … English new terms dictionary
rough (something) out — 1. to make a first plan for an activity. Tyler started to rough out a list of schools she might want to attend. 2. to create something in its approximate, but not finished, form. We watched as a carver began to work on the block of stone,… … New idioms dictionary
lay something out — 1》 spread something out to its full extent. 2》 construct or arrange buildings or gardens according to a plan. ↘arrange and present material for printing and publication. 3》 informal spend a sum of money. → lay … English new terms dictionary
work something out — 1》 solve something. 2》 plan something in detail. → work … English new terms dictionary
chalk something out — sketch or plan something … Useful english dictionary
map something out — plan a route or course of action in detail. → map … English new terms dictionary
think something out — consider something in all its aspects before taking action the plan had not been properly thought out * * * ˌthink sthˈout derived to consider or plan sth carefully • It s a very well thought out plan. Main entry: ↑thinkderived … Useful english dictionary
hammer something out — THRASH OUT, work out, agree on, sort out, decide on, bring about, effect, produce, broker, negotiate, reach an agreement on. → hammer * * * 1) make something by shaping metal with a hammer 2) laboriously work out the details of a plan or… … Useful english dictionary
lay something out — 1. tv. to spend some amount of money. □ I can’t lay that kind of money out every day! CD She laid out about $24,000 for that beemer. 2. tv. to explain a plan of action or a sequence of events. □ Let me lay it out for you. CD Lay out the plan very … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
