work/iron out the kinks
idiom
: to try to fix the small problems or flaws
We just installed a new computer program, and we're still working/ironing out the kinks.
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The best way to get started with AI and work out the kinks in the system is with easy wins.
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Leon Gordon, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Netflix looks ready to be a player in live sports, with WWE giving it a weekly way to work out the kinks.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know Maiz de la Vida opens officially Oct. 7 after a few days of private friends and family services to work out the kinks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
Thus, coaches spent the long weekend back in the facility looking to work out the kinks.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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Leon Gordon, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Netflix looks ready to be a player in live sports, with WWE giving it a weekly way to work out the kinks.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know Maiz de la Vida opens officially Oct. 7 after a few days of private friends and family services to work out the kinks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
Thus, coaches spent the long weekend back in the facility looking to work out the kinks.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Work/iron out the kinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%2Firon%20out%20the%20kinks. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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