hammer out
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phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo reach an agreement or solution after a long or difficult discussion or negotiation.
The two sides finally hammered out an agreement after weeks of negotiations.
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Dan Bailey: Workout of the Day for February 8, 2016
- Um, but, uh, you know, having finished the workout now and had some time to think about it, I probably would have blown out the run a little bit more if you're really looking to get a good score, because then you can hammer out more double unders.
Um, but, uh, you know, having finished the workout now and had some time to think about it, I probably would have blown out the run a little bit more if you're really looking to get a good score, because then you can hammer out more double unders.
- if you're really looking to get a good score, because then you can hammer out more double-unders.
if you're really looking to get a good score, because then you can hammer out more double-unders.
Zelenskiy/Trump, Italy’s Hamas probe and US inflation woes
- Today, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Donald Trump in Florida, hoping to hammer out a plan to end the war.
Today, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with Donald Trump in Florida, hoping to hammer out a plan to end the war.
- Today, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Donald Trump in Florida, hoping to hammer out a plan to end the war.
Today, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Donald Trump in Florida, hoping to hammer out a plan to end the war.
Polls close in Thailand with no clear winner in sight | DW News
- If the answer is yes, the new parliament, they will have to hammer out a new text.
If the answer is yes, the new parliament, they will have to hammer out a new text.
- If the answer is yes, the new parliament, they will have to hammer out a new text.
If the answer is yes, the new parliament, they will have to hammer out a new text.
Europe pledges to deploy troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire deal is reached | DW News
- Some 30 countries, including the United States, met to hammer out the security guarantees that Kyiv says it needs before it can agree any peace deal with Russia.
Some 30 countries, including the United States, met to hammer out the security guarantees that Kyiv says it needs before it can agree any peace deal with Russia.
- Some 30 countries, including the United States, met to hammer out the security guarantees that Kyiv says it needs before it can agree any peace deal with Russia.
Some 30 countries, including the United States, met to hammer out the security guarantees that Kyiv says it needs before it can agree any peace deal with Russia.
US, Israel agree to 2-week Iran ceasefire; Iran claims victory
- Um, a lot to hammer out here, but
Um, a lot to hammer out here, but
- Um, a lot to hammer out here, but
Um, a lot to hammer out here, but
The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history
- Negotiations meant to hammer out the final details on peace drag on for years, and a big Camp David Summit in 2000 comes up empty.
Negotiations meant to hammer out the final details on peace drag on for years, and a big Camp David Summit in 2000 comes up empty.
Why the US and Iran struggle to reach a ceasefire extension | DW News
- And also that JCPOA took 18 months, I believe, or even longer to hammer out.
And also that JCPOA took 18 months, I believe, or even longer to hammer out.
Brooks and Capehart on the tradeoffs of a possible U.S.-Iran deal
- They got to the JCPOA not through two people zooming into a Capitol and then leaving and saying, "We've got a deal." They got the JCPOA by hunkering down in Switzerland every day for years, Switzerland and other places, for years, across from their counterparts and interlocutors with other nations involved, to hammer out that deal.
They got to the JCPOA not through two people zooming into a Capitol and then leaving and saying, "We've got a deal." They got the JCPOA by hunkering down in Switzerland every day for years, Switzerland and other places, for years, across from their counterparts and interlocutors with other nations involved, to hammer out that deal.
PBS News Hour full episode, June 12, 2026
- They got to the JCPOA not through two people zooming into a Capitol and then leaving and saying, "We have got a deal." They got the JCPOA by hunkering down in Switzerland every day for years, Switzerland and other places, for years, across from their counterparts and interlocutors with other nations involved, to hammer out that deal.
They got to the JCPOA not through two people zooming into a Capitol and then leaving and saying, "We have got a deal." They got the JCPOA by hunkering down in Switzerland every day for years, Switzerland and other places, for years, across from their counterparts and interlocutors with other nations involved, to hammer out that deal.