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Idiom

thrash out

Meaning

To discuss something so fully as to resolve a problem or conflict; to hammer out.

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

Examples

“We need to thrash out the details of our trip.”

“The team met for three hours to thrash out a solution to the budget problem.”

“The diplomats gathered behind closed doors to thrash out the remaining points of contention before signing the final peace treaty.”

Examples

simple

“We need to thrash out the details of our trip.”

contextual

“The team met for three hours to thrash out a solution to the budget problem.”

complex

“The diplomats gathered behind closed doors to thrash out the remaining points of contention before signing the final peace treaty.”

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