| 单词 | hammer out |
| 释义 | hammer outSEE SYNONYMS FOR hammer out ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to shape or remove with or as if with a hammer to form or produce (an agreement, plan, etc) after much discussion or dispute Words nearby hammer outhammer finger, hammerhead, hammerless, hammerlock, hammer mill, hammer out, hammer pond, hammer price, Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammerstein Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with hammer outhammer out Work out with considerable effort, as in It took weeks of negotiations to hammer out an acceptable compromise. This usage likens intellectual effort to shaping metal with the blows of a hammer. [Mid-1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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