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81crack this case — solve a crime, discover who is guilty David will crack this case; he s a thorough investigator …
82do the trick — solve the problem, help, that s the ticket If you need a lubricant, Vaseline will do the trick …
83iron out — solve, work it out She ironed out the problem with the school. Jeff is back in class …
84mend fences — solve political problems, listen to voters Every summer the politicians go home and try to mend fences …
85smooth out — solve a problem or argument The counselor smoothed out our problem. We re friends again …
86work it out — solve it, try to agree My teacher and I disagree about my grade, but we can work it out …
87Solv. — solve, dissolve, also solvellae, soluble tablets …
88clear up — solve or explain (a problem etc.) They finally cleared up the problem that I was having with my salary at work …
89cut the Gordian knot — solve a difficult problem in a direct or forceful way. → Gordian knot …
90solvable — solve ► VERB ▪ find an answer to, explanation for, or way of dealing with (a problem or mystery). DERIVATIVES solvable adjective solver noun. ORIGIN Latin solvere loosen, unfasten …
