thrash out

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thrash out (third-person singular simple present thrashes out, present participle thrashing out, simple past and past participle thrashed out)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) 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.
    • 1989 April 15, Angela Bowen, “Towards a National Lesbian Conference”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
      It's important to understand that all lesbians of color do not feel the same way on all issues. Thrashing things out is not divisive. It's respectful.
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