🗓️ Idiom: Hash Things Out (v)
💬 Meaning
- To discuss something in detail, especially to solve a problem.
- To work through issues by talking about them openly.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The team stayed late to hash out the final details of the presentation.
- We need to hash things out before we send the proposal.
- They hashed out their differences during the meeting and reached an agreement.
🏛️ Origin
The word “hash” originally meant to chop food into small pieces. Over time, it came to mean breaking down problems into smaller parts during conversation. “To hash things out” became common in the 1900s as a way to describe detailed discussions or problem-solving talks.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
We need to sit down and __________ before the deadline.
Answer
hash things out
2. Choose the correct meaning of “hash things out”:
A) To avoid a difficult topic
B) To discuss something in detail
C) To make a quick decision
Answer
B) To discuss something in detail
3. Rewrite the sentence using “hash things out”:
“They discussed their concerns and came to a decision.”
Answer
They hashed things out and came to a decision.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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