to hash out
20
4.6
- phrasal verb
- /hæʃ aʊt/
- Informal
:
discutir a fondo
- Let's meet tomorrow to hash out the project details and finalize our plans.
- hash out details
- hash out differences
- hash out issues
Oh no, we just hash out our beef.
- Oh no, we just hash out our beef.
- OK, let's let's all, let's just, you know, hash these things out.
- Like one of the key things that I really find fascinating about this time period is they are, they are trying to hash out the notion of free will and what it means.
- It's a we have a fully, we hash out everything and it's everything that I wanted from the conversation.
- We do need to hear these issues hashed out in real time.
- And then we could like hash this out and talk as men or sink.
- Well, I'd be willing to hash this out in a fight to the death with a dictionary, but but in any case.
Examples
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The committee needs to hash out the budget proposal before the meeting next week.
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What, you wanna have lunch tomorrow and hash out the details?
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We do need to hear these issues hashed out in real time.
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Just come there later tonight and we'll hash this all out.
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We're still hashing out the details... - but you could be involved.
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Let's get together and hash it out.
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We Americans have our own policy issues to hash out with one another.
Blog text (23) -
Look, we'll have plenty of time to hash out the details on our travels, okay?
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As stakeholders review the 10 sections, they may hash out the various perspectives of their team members.
Academic text (2012) -
The new rules create a framework for opposing lawyers to hash out how electronic documents will be handled in any given case.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To talk with other people about something, often in detail
801
3.7
Try to reach an agreement by talking, often about business terms
66
3.2
Discuss something carefully with someone before deciding
23
4.2
To talk about something in detail until people reach an agreement
22
3.8
Settle problems or disagreements by talking and finding a solution
3
8.6
To hold a discussion between opposing sides to try to make an agreement or peace
2
5.3
To discuss a problem carefully to reach a solution or agreement
1
6.5
To talk about the exact parts of a plan to reach an agreement
1
6.0
Talk about something again in detail
Talk about things fully to reach an agreement when people disagree
Discuss a problem or idea carefully to reach a decision
Talk about a problem to make things clear and stop misunderstandings
Antonyms
How Thoroughly
623
3.3
22
3.8
- Informal
20
4.6
66
3.2
∞
1.6
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
hash + out
The sense ‘to discuss thoroughly’ can be seen as a metaphorical extension of 'hash' (to chop up or work through) combined with 'out' (to completion), so a learner who understands 'hash' as a verb meaning to process could plausibly infer the meaning. However, 'hash' is not a highly frequent verb sense (many learners know it only as a food item) and the discourse sense is idiomatic enough that the meaning is not fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Hash out comes from hash, a simple dish made by chopping meat and vegetables. Think of chopping an idea into small pieces and mixing it until it makes sense, which is what people do when they hash out a plan. So, to hash out something is 'to discuss it carefully to reach an agreement'.