work it/things
idiom
informal
: to arrange one's activities in a particular way so that it is possible for something to happen or be done
I'll try to work things so that I can come to your party.
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His future with the team is in doubt, but there is still a chance the two parties work things out and reunite for the 2025-26 season.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin clearly do not trust audiences to be patient or to work things out on their own.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Apply an ample amount of shampoo and work it in thoroughly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
National security advisers talking, trying to work it out.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 8 May 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin clearly do not trust audiences to be patient or to work things out on their own.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Apply an ample amount of shampoo and work it in thoroughly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
National security advisers talking, trying to work it out.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 8 May 2025
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“Work it/things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20it%2Fthings. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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