work sth out
phr. v..phr. v.. to find a solution to a problem or to understand something after thinking about it carefully.
phr. v.. to resolve a problem or calculate an amount; to arrive at a conclusion or understanding through mental effort or negotiation.
I need to work out how to fix this.
The two companies had a disagreement, but they eventually managed to work out a new deal.
Economists are still trying to work out the long-term implications of the recent policy shift on global trade stability.
- Particles
- out
- Separability
- optional
- Pattern
- work + (object) + out
when the object is a pronoun like 'it' or 'them', it must go between 'work' and 'out'.
highlight the difference between this cognitive sense and the physical sense of 'exercising' to avoid confusion in context.
We need to work out it.We need to work it out.with this phrasal verb, pronoun objects must be placed between the verb and the particle.