hash out
To talk about something in detail until everyone agrees or a decision is made.
Meanings
To discuss something in depth and in detail until a conclusion or agreement is reached.
"The two parties spent three days hashing out the terms of the contract."
"They're going to sit down and hash out the details of the peace agreement."
— Common usage in American political and news reporting (representative example)
To resolve disagreements or differences through open discussion.
"Let's get everyone in the room and hash out our differences before the project starts."
Primarily American English. Commonly used in business and political contexts. 'Hash' comes from the French 'hacher' (to chop), suggesting chopping a problem into pieces to deal with it. Almost always implies the discussion involves some disagreement that needs to be resolved.
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