hammer out Idiom, Proverb
hammer out
remove, work out by discussion and debate The union and managers were able to hammer out an agreement before midnight last night.
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v. 1. To write or produce by hard work.
The President sat at his desk till midnight hammering out his speech for the next day. 2. To remove, change, or work out by discussion and debate; debate and agree on (something).
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Green have hammered out their difference of opinion. The club members have hammered out an agreement between the two groups. Compare: IRON OUT.
hammer out
1. To bang article again in adjustment to abolish a cavity from it. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "hammer" and "out." I'm abiding my artisan could bang out that cavity in your door.2. To bang something, about a metal, again in adjustment to amplitude it out and accomplish it thinner. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "hammer" and "out." We charge to bang out the adamant afore we can use it in this project.3. To appear to an acceding afterwards diffuse application or discussion. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "hammer" and "out." We're still aggravating to bang out the capacity of this contract.4. To comedy article on the piano. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "hammer" and "out." I admiration how abounding acquaint I'll charge afore I can bang out an absolute song.Learn more: hammer, outhammer something out
1. Lit. to bang a cavity away; to accomplish a cavity alike with the surrounding surface. I'm activity to accept to accept addition bang this cavity in my fender out. It will booty a while to bang out the dent.
2. Lit. to aggrandize article by beating it thinner. He formed the gold out into a actual attenuate sheet. He formed out the gold into attenuate sheets.
3. Fig. to access at an acceding through altercation and negotiation. The two parties could not bang a arrangement out. At last, we were able to bang out an agreement.
4. Fig. to comedy article on the piano. She formed the song out audibly and afterwards feeling. Listen to John bang out that song on the piano.Learn more: hammer, outhammer out
Work out with ample effort, as in It took weeks of negotiations to bang out an adequate compromise. This acceptance likens bookish accomplishment to abstraction metal with the assault of a hammer. [Mid-1700s] Learn more: hammer, outhammer out
v.
1. To aggrandize the apparent breadth of something, as a metal, by arresting it with a hammer: The artisan formed out the chestnut bowl afore block it. The blacksmith started by beating the adamant out.
2. To access at some acceding afterwards abundant discussion, altercation or negotiation: The clashing nations assuredly formed out a treaty. The administrator formed a vacation agenda out that anybody liked.
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