hash out

phrasal verb

hashed out; hashing out; hashes out

US, informal

or hash over : to talk about (something) : discuss (something)

The detectives hashed out their theories about who committed the murder.

They've spent quite a bit of time hashing over the problem.

We need to sit down and hash things out.

: to find (a solution) by talking

Their lawyers hashed out a resolution.

: to solve (a problem) by talking

We were finally able to hash out our differences.

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Mercury enters Sagittarius today, inspiring you and your partner to hash out your differences. —

USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024 A couple days later, Megan began therapy to hash out her trauma and learn different ways to process her pain. —

Kristen Rogers, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024 Current government funding lasts only through Dec. 20, and the threat of a shutdown looms if the lame-duck Congress can’t hash out an end-of-year deal. —

Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024 New topics, like AI, have risen to the top of the agenda, and need to be hashed out. —

Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hash out