Verb
discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement
Source: WordNetWhen he looks back, the critic sees a eunuch's shadow. Who would be a critic if he could be a writer? Who would hammer out the subtlest insight into Dostoevsky if he could weld an inch of the Karamazovs, or argue the poise of Lawrence if he could shape the free gust of life in The Rainbow? George Steiner
Sleep seems to hammer out for me the logical conclusions of my vague days, and offer them to me as dreams. D. H. Lawrence
My place in Scotland is in the middle of nowhere, so you've just got a keyboard, guitar, a little drum machine and you know if you can work stuff out like that, if you can hammer out songs that sound good just with those three things and a voice, you're on your way. Jay Kay
Close to a blacksmith, learn to hammer out nails; close to a carpenter, learn how to use a saw. Chinese Proverb
The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement Source: Internet
Bradford says for those students who are on the border of advancing, there needs to be a sit-down discussion between the parents, teachers, and counselors to hammer out how they can be caught up in time for the next school year. Source: Internet