If you smooth out a problem or difficulty, you solve it, especially by talking to the people concerned.
Baker was smoothing out differences with European allies...
It’s O.K. I smoothed things out.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P
If you smooth out a problem or difficulty, you solve it, especially by talking to the people concerned.
Baker was smoothing out differences with European allies...
It’s O.K. I smoothed things out.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006