thrash out

thrash out
Synonyms and related words:
agitate, appraise, argue, argufy, assess, bandy words, bicker, canvass, catalog, categorize, cavil, choplogic, class, classify, contend, contest, cross swords, cut and thrust, debate, discept, dispute, evaluate, factor, gauge, give and take, group, hassle, have it out, identify, join issue, lock horns, logomachize, moot, pettifog, plead, polemicize, polemize, quibble, sift, sort, sort out, spar, take sides, try conclusions, weigh, winnow, wrangle

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  • thrash out — (something) to reach an agreement after a long or difficult discussion. The meeting lasted all night, but by morning, the two sides had thrashed out their differences and agreed on a new contract. They re close to making a deal, and we just hope… …   New idioms dictionary

  • thrash out — verb discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement (Freq. 1) The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement • Syn: ↑hammer out • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over …   Useful english dictionary

  • thrash out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If people thrash out something such as a plan or an agreement, they decide on it after a great deal of discussion. [V P n (not pron)] The foreign ministers have thrashed out a suitable compromise formula... [V P n (not pron)] How… …   English dictionary

  • thrash out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thrash out : present tense I/you/we/they thrash out he/she/it thrashes out present participle thrashing out past tense thrashed out past participle thrashed out to discuss something until you find a solution… …   English dictionary

  • thrash out — 1) thrash out a problem Syn: resolve, settle, sort out, work out, straighten out, iron out, clear up; talk through, discuss, debate 2) thrash out an agreement Syn: work out, negotiate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • thrash out — {v. phr.} To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached. * /They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • thrash out — {v. phr.} To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached. * /They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • thrash\ out — v. phr. To discuss fully; confer about something until a decision is reached. They met to thrash out their differences concerning how to run the office. informal. •• to solve or to overcome a problem (or to reach a solution) by frank discussion …   Словарь американских идиом

  • thrash out something — thrash out (something) to reach an agreement after a long or difficult discussion. The meeting lasted all night, but by morning, the two sides had thrashed out their differences and agreed on a new contract. They re close to making a deal, and we …   New idioms dictionary

  • thrash out — verb To discuss something so fully as to resolve a problem or conflict; to hammer out. They spent an afternoon on it, but thrashed out a solution in the end …   Wiktionary

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