# puzzle through

idiom

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

## Meaning

To work methodically to solve or understand something complex.

## 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.

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