iron out the wrinkles
idiom
informal
: to fix the small problems in something
We still have to iron out a few more wrinkles in the schedule.
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In their last non-conference game of the year, the Red Raiders needs to iron out the wrinkles and find themselves.
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Ryan Mainville, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2021
Matt Nagy didn’t have preseason games to help iron out the wrinkles with several new offensive coaches, including coordinator Bill Lazor and quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, and a new role for pass game coordinator Dave Ragone.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2020
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Ryan Mainville, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2021
Matt Nagy didn’t have preseason games to help iron out the wrinkles with several new offensive coaches, including coordinator Bill Lazor and quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, and a new role for pass game coordinator Dave Ragone.
—Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2020
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“Iron out the wrinkles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out%20the%20wrinkles. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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