# puzzle out

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/puzzle-out
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To figure out; to discover or find a solution to.

## Examples

- I need to puzzle out this math problem.
- It took me all afternoon to puzzle out how to fix the broken kitchen sink.
- The detective spent hours trying to puzzle out the strange clues left behind at the scene of the crime.

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