to hash over
1
6.0
- phrasal verb
- Informal
- Before finalizing the report, let's hash over the feedback we received from the client.
Examples
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During the meeting, we decided to hash over the project and discuss our next steps in detail.
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Well, he thought that we might hash over some ideas.
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More, though, stayed up awhile to smoke and hash over the battle and try to draw a bigger picture from the tiny pieces they'd seen.
Fiction book (1992) -
That said, I have a feeling TWD is a show that is much better watched as a whole in a short-term viewing, like off Netflix right now, than on a weekly basis where everything gets hashed over each week with a couple of months' break in the middle.
Blog text (20) -
Nor can Washington rely on annual dialogues designed to hash over a laundry list of issues that, in the end, simply delineate where the United States and China disagree and contribute little to attaining U.S. interests.
Academic text (2010) -
The team members gathered to hash over their ideas for the upcoming campaign.
Synonyms
554
2.6
To examine something again to check details or make changes
372
2.5
To check something carefully, like papers or work
80
3.7
To return to an idea or topic to think about it again
25
6.4
To present old ideas again with only small changes
24
4.6
Talk about details carefully to reach an agreement
3
4.4
To carefully check and change writing or plans for mistakes
1
6.5
To talk about the exact parts of a plan to reach an agreement
1
7.1
Carefully examine and discuss a topic, often when it is difficult or unpleasant
Read notes or papers again to find mistakes
Antonyms
How Thoroughly
- Specialized
1
6.1
30
4.0
- Informal
1
6.0
- Literature
180
2.9
372
2.5
10
3.2
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'hash' as given (a technical computing sense) does not transparently mean 'discuss', and even if a learner knew an older sense like 'chop up / work over', combining it with 'over' (meaning thoroughly/again) yields only a metaphorical hint toward re-examining or working something out. The connection is suggestive but not directly predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure, so the item is partially transparent but essentially idiomatic.
Etymology
Hash over may come from cooking: a hash is a dish made by chopping and mixing food, so to hash something over is like chopping a topic into pieces and going over it again. That's why it means 'to discuss or re-examine something in detail'.