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.
Examples of work it/things in a Sentence
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The board members opted to bet on taking 30 days to work it out with Ellison.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
The Senate stripped out that part of House Bill 1086; the House is likely to disagree and force the bill into a conference committee to work it out.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Though the city had hoped to work things out with the developer, Chui Family LLC did not return to the table.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
Pitaro is less a fan of punishing people in public view, choosing instead to work things out through internal discussion.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
But when in doubt—when nothing else is drawing a strike—fire out a wacky rigged Senko, work it back painfully slow, and hang on.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
After shampoo and conditioning, pour the mixture over your hair and work it into scalp.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
The couple tried to work it out, living together months after their legal separation and eventually giving the relationship another try.
—Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
If there is overlap, then the conference and bowls work things out.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
The Senate stripped out that part of House Bill 1086; the House is likely to disagree and force the bill into a conference committee to work it out.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Though the city had hoped to work things out with the developer, Chui Family LLC did not return to the table.
—Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
Pitaro is less a fan of punishing people in public view, choosing instead to work things out through internal discussion.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
But when in doubt—when nothing else is drawing a strike—fire out a wacky rigged Senko, work it back painfully slow, and hang on.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
After shampoo and conditioning, pour the mixture over your hair and work it into scalp.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
The couple tried to work it out, living together months after their legal separation and eventually giving the relationship another try.
—Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
If there is overlap, then the conference and bowls work things out.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
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