HAMMER OUT

а> расплющивать The car door was so damaged in the crash that the garage men had to hammer it out. б> выковывать At this college some of the students learn to hammer out beautiful dishes in silver and other precious metals. в> _перен. придумывать; составлять; изобретать г> делать что-л. шумно I can hear Jane from here, hammering out a tune on the piano; I do wish she would learn to play the instrument gently. Tom is back at work, hammering out another story on his old typewriter. д> говорить о чем-л. в подробностях, приходить к решению после длительного обсуждения The government must hammer out the difficult question of how to prevent further wars, if we keep talking all night, we should be able to hammer out an agreement.