单词 | iron out |
释义 | iron outSEE SYNONYMS FOR iron out ON THESAURUS.COM verb (tr, adverb)to smooth, using a heated iron to put right or settle (a problem or difficulty) as a result of negotiations or discussions Australian informal to knock unconscious Words nearby iron outiron meteorite, iron mold, ironmonger, ironmongery, iron-on, iron out, iron oxide, iron pan, iron-pumper, iron putty, iron pyrites 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 iron outiron out Work out, resolve, settle. For example, They managed to iron out all the problems with the new production process, or John and Mary finally ironed out their differences. This expression uses ironing wrinkled fabric as a metaphor for smoothing differences. [Mid-1800s] 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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