Grammar fix
hammer out
negotiate and reach an agreement after discussion
to reach an agreement or solution after a lot of discussion and effort, especially when people have different opinions or interests.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
After several hours of heated debate, the two sides finally hammered out a compromise.
In my opinion, international leaders need to hammer out clear agreements on climate change if we want to see real progress.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: They hammered out on the details.
Say: They hammered out the details.
'Hammer out + thing' directly — no 'on'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Hammer out' conveys the hard, back-and-forth effort of reaching a deal. The formal version is flat.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
hammer out + agreement
- a deal
- the details
- a compromise
- an agreement