Idiom idiom
puzzle through
Meaning
To work methodically to solve or understand something complex.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to puzzle through this math problem.”
“The instructions were confusing, but I managed to puzzle through them to finish the project.”
“The detective spent the entire night trying to puzzle through the conflicting evidence left at the crime scene.”
Anchors to
- 01
Chinese puzzle
A senseless situation.
- 02
piece of the puzzle
A clue that contributes to the solution of a mystery.
- 03
puzzle out
To figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
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puzzle over
To think intensely and deeply about a confusing problem, situation, or question in an effort to understand it or to find a solution.
Last updated August 10, 2026