Communication
work through something
deal with a problem step by step
If you work through a problem, you deal with it carefully one step at a time until you understand or solve it.
Hear it in real life
We still disagree about the budget.
That's okay. We can work through it together.
Let's work through the technical issues before we launch the website.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We discussed through the problem one step at a time.
Say: We worked through the problem one step at a time.
Use “work through” to deal with a problem step by step; “discuss” takes the problem directly.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
work through a problem; worked through the problem; work your way through a problem
Your turn: say it out loud
Let's work through the technical issues before we launch the website.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
work through something
deal with a problem step by step
“Let's work through the technical issues before we launch the website.”
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