Get worked out

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What does "to get worked out" mean? Does it have a sexual meaning?Thank you

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

It is not an expression. It doesn't even have a clear literal meaning. Context is needed.

CalifJim · Answer

work out: happen in a certain way, leading to, producing, or resulting in a certain outcome, often well; be calculated; find the solution to (a problem or question)

things get worked out, problems get worked out, differences get worked out, everything got worked out

worked out: solved, arranged, fixed, settled, managed

Napster made it very clear that there was a strong desire among people to share and collaborate in order to make the most out of resources among a community, but there was just too much of a reaction against that from people who were already established in the industry. And that’s something that never got worked out, which Conway said was one of the most disappointing parts of the whole affair. “Technically speaking it never got solved,” Conway said.

Adobe and Apple almost declared war a couple of times, and dare I mention Microsoft vs Apple? However, most of the time, these issues got worked out, and they carried on swapping knowledge and supporting each other in not immediately obvious ways, so all is not lost. Samsung may one day be an Apple partner again.

In case you don’t remember, the first attack [on Uber] was back in 2010, when San Francisco’s city transportation agency threatened the private car company’s executives with jail time and fines because it was operating an alternative transportation service. The differences got worked out, but Uber’s expansion into new cities means it’s running into more of these types.

CJ

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