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.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person thrashes out · participle present thrashing out · participle past thrashed out · past thrashed out

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo 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.

    1 more example

    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.

    1989 April 15, Angela Bowen, “Towards a National Lesbian Conference”, in Gay Community News, page 3

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdiscuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement

Similar
hammer out
Broader
hash outdiscusstalk over
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hammer out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrash out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrash%20out.

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