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 they can thrash it out without going to trial.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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 — {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 — 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
thrash — thrash1 [θræʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: thresh] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition, T] to move or make something move from side to side in a violent or uncontrolled way thrash about/around ▪ The girl was thrashing about in the water. ▪ Salmon… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thrash — [[t]θræ̱ʃ[/t]] thrashes, thrashing, thrashed 1) VERB If one player or team thrashes another in a game or contest, they defeat them easily or by a large score. [INFORMAL] [V n amount] Second placed Rangers thrashed St Johnstone 5 nil. [Also V n]… … English dictionary
