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Idiom idiom

hash out


To work through the details of something; especially to work through difficulties.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

We need to hash out the details of our trip.

CONTEXTUAL

The team met for three hours to hash out a solution to the budget problems.

COMPLEX

The diplomats gathered behind closed doors to hash out the final terms of the agreement before the summit concluded.


Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    hash slinger

    A cook or food server in a cheap restaurant, especially one who is discourteous or inattentive to customers.

  2. 02

    settle someone's hash

    To physically or verbally subdue someone.

Last updated August 10, 2026