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work out the kinks

work out the kinks

Date: Jan 03 2002

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I always like to go out and work out the kinks.”
- Sheryl Crow, singer, talking about how she gets ready to perform on stage.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

solve small problems, figure out problems so that I can relax, work through anything that seems wrong, deal with any issues that exist so that everything is OK

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Working out the kinks is often a necessary process when you do something new. For example, if you moved into a new house you would need to work out the kinks in order to figure out how to organize all your furniture and arrange all of your decorations. Until you worked out the kinks, you probably wouldn’t feel totally comfortable in the house.

Examples

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””When I play basketball, I need to work out the kinks before I feel good on the court.”“

””I hadn’t played golf in about two months, so it felt good to get on the course and work out the kinks yesterday.”“

””It always takes a few months to work out the kinks when you move into a house with a new roommate.”“

””The band was in the studio working out the kinks on their new song.”“

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

When you work out the kinks, you grapple with something wrong, or shortcomings because you’d like to make it better and even perfect with you.
by Yoshi (Yokohama, Japan)
Work out kinks means to deal with a mental or physical problem or imperfection, to think about a clever and often unusual idea of doing something.
by Mao (Hangzhou, China)
I think the out of kinks means find some good way to get rid of sorrow and sadness.
by Allen (China)

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