work it/things

phrase

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.

Examples of work it/things in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The spouses had agreed to a 90-day separation and to work things out together in therapy, People reported last year. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Sometimes the best thing is to do nothing and let the market work it out but no one gets elected to office on that basis. — CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

But, instead of letting the courts work it out, lawmakers tried to shield Santorio and other hospital executives in a bill, SB 1668, updating the 1988 NICA law. — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026

If these two can work it out, peace in the Middle East should be just around the corner. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026