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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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.
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Finding balance at home With this big job comes navigating how to work it into a busy family life.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
These colleagues need to work it out on the remix.
26.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 July 2025
With the two sides being unable to work things out earlier this offseason, McLaurin was among the most notable names absent from minicamp.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Finding balance at home With this big job comes navigating how to work it into a busy family life.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
These colleagues need to work it out on the remix.
26.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 July 2025
With the two sides being unable to work things out earlier this offseason, McLaurin was among the most notable names absent from minicamp.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Work it/things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20it%2Fthings. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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