iron out
[verb]
Synonyms: settle, clear up, get rid of, put right, reconcile, resolve, smooth over, sort out, straighten out

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iron something ↔ out phrasal verb (see also iron)
to solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small ones:
We need to iron out a few problems first.

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iron out
iron out (something)
to solve all problems that are still left.
The two sides need to keep talking until they iron out their differences.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of iron out small folds in cloth (= to use a small, heated device to make cloth smooth)

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iron out something
iron out (something)
to solve all problems that are still left.
The two sides need to keep talking until they iron out their differences.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of iron out small folds in cloth (= to use a small, heated device to make cloth smooth)

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iron out
1. • iron (something) out
• iron out (something)
work out something, solve a problem
We spent several hours ironing out the final details of the contract.

We have ironed out all of our problems at work and are doing better now.

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iron out something
• iron out (something)
work out something, solve a problem
We have ironed out all of our problems at work and are doing better now.

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iron something out
• iron (something) out
to solve a problem
We spent several hours ironing out the final details of the contract.

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iron out
v., informal To discuss and reach an agreement about (a difference); find a solution for (a problem); remove (a difficulty).
The company and its workers ironed out their differences over hours and pay.
The House and Senate ironed out the differences between their two different tax bills.
Compare: MAKE UP⁵.

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