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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Fewer folks to help taxpayers, or get anything resolved, is going to be a huge problem, especially for taxpayers trying to work things out on their own.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Usage: After shampooing, apply the product directly to the scalp and then work it through the hair, from roots to ends.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Swims might still be resisting the therapist’s couch, but his ability to work things out in his music has only become stronger.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, people have to work it out for themselves.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Usage: After shampooing, apply the product directly to the scalp and then work it through the hair, from roots to ends.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
Swims might still be resisting the therapist’s couch, but his ability to work things out in his music has only become stronger.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, people have to work it out for themselves.
—Tanyel Mustafa, refinery29.com, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Work it/things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20it%2Fthings. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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