hammer sth out
— phrasal verb with hammer uk/ˈhæm.ər/us/ˈhæm.ɚ/verb
to reach an agreement or solution after a lot of argument or discussion:
Three years after the accident the lawyers finally managed to hammer out a settlement with the insurance company.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Decisions and deciding
- be make or break for sb/sth idiom
- be on the horns of a dilemma idiom
- clinch
- clincher
- come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
- come to sth
- decider
- fight
- head
- it's a date idiom
- judgment call
- lot
- make or break sth idiom
- make up your mind idiom
- mind
- nail sth down
- name
- name the day idiom
- spin a coin idiom
- toss
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Arguing & disagreeing