work it/things
idiom
informal
: to arrange one's activities in a particular way so that it is possible for something to happen or be done
I'll try to work things so that I can come to your party.
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Gardeners are always encouraged to add organic matter such as compost, aged manure, or leaf mold to clay soil and work it in.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Granted, there is always a chance that Dallas could work things out with Parsons.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
When a co-parent interferes with your parenting time, first attempt to work it through with your co-parent.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Advanced users work it into most areas, and Experts, roughly 15 percent of survey respondents, think of AI as their go-to problem-solving partner.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Granted, there is always a chance that Dallas could work things out with Parsons.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
When a co-parent interferes with your parenting time, first attempt to work it through with your co-parent.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
Advanced users work it into most areas, and Experts, roughly 15 percent of survey respondents, think of AI as their go-to problem-solving partner.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for work it/things
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“Work it/things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20it%2Fthings. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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