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(transitive) To come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict.

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hammer out

Source Word

hammer out

transitive

(transitive) To come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict.

Japanese Meaning

長い議論や対立の末、困難な合意や決着に達する / 根気よく話し合いを重ね、折り合いをつける / 苦労して問題や争いを解決し、合意に至る

After three days of tense talks, the negotiators finally managed to hammer out a compromise on the labor contract.

3日間にわたる緊迫した協議の末、交渉担当者たちはついに労働協約で何とか合意にこぎつけた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict.

hammers out

（ present singular third-person ）

hammering out

（ participle present ）

hammered out

（ participle past ）

hammered out

（ past ）