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work it
Idioms and Phrases
Arrange, bring about, as in We'll try to work it so that the board meets tomorrow . [ Colloquial ; late 1800s]Example Sentences
“Work it out, work it out!” cheered the cowboy, Ricardo Logan, 36, who included light blue in his outfit for trans solidarity.
“When you look at Carson’s story,” Collins said, “it’s not where you start, it’s where you finish. You know, you don’t have to be a five-star, you don’t have to be the guy that’s in lights. Hard work, it does pay off, and character pays off even more, so I think he’s a testament to hard work, faith and determination and character.”
“He’s a hard worker. He’s dedicated to keeping his body right and sometimes some unfortunate things happen. But you can’t control that. But it’s not a lack of work. It’s not from a lack of wanting to be here and just sometimes some bad luck hits. But he’s going to keep coming back and he’s going to get to this point where he is right now and that’s why I’m so happy for him.”
An executive at a Los Angeles-based Halloween costume company, who requested anonymity due to ongoing negotiations with suppliers, said that when the initial 10% tariffs on Chinese imports were announced, he planned to work it out with overseas partners and absorb the costs.
Martha described "getting home, eating, and working again. I wasn't the best mum that I could be. It was a bit of a blur after work. It was constant."
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